calque (k lk)n. See loan translation. [French, from calquer, to trace, copy, from Italian calcare, to press, from Latin calc  re, to tread on, from calx, heel.] |
calque [kælk]
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(Linguistics) another word for loan translation
vb calques, calquing, calqued
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) another word for calk3
[from French: a tracing, from calquer, from Latin calcāre to tread]
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| Noun | 1. | calque - an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'" locution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" |
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