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calque
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calque  (klk)
n.
See loan translation.
[French, from calquer, to trace, copy, from Italian calcare, to press, from Latin calcre, to tread on, from calx, heel.]
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Noun1.calque - an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
calque formation, loan translation
locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"


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It should be noted that this duality between the Christian and the heroic that Gandalf exemplifies is rather tenuous; it is only achieved through the extensive system of connecting calques between "The King of the Golden Hall" and Beowulf that signal the reader to interpret Gandalf in this particular way.
Heorot or Meduseld?: Tolkien's use of Beowulf in "The King of the ... by Kightley, Michael R. / Mythlore
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