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Associations to the word «Calque»

Wiktionary

CALQUE, noun. A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
CALQUE, verb. (transitive) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.

Dictionary definition

CALQUE, noun. An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'".

Wise words

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
Voltaire