Loan translation
noun
A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
“The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide".”
Synonyms: calquing, loan translation
A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
“The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide".”
Synonyms: calquing, loan translation
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