Phrase guide
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noun
Synonym of calque.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: result of act or process
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Synonyms: calque
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of calquing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: act or process
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Synonyms: calquing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: calque, calque formation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saying, expression, locution
History
From loan + translation, calque of German Lehnübersetzung.
