Definitions for calquekælk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
calquekælk(n.; v.)calqued, cal•quing.
Category: Language/Linguistics
Ref: loan translation.
(v.t.)to form (a word or phrase) through the process of loan translation.
Category: Language/Linguistics
Origin of calque:
1655–65; < F, n. der. of calquer to copy, base on
Princeton's WordNet
calque, calque formation, loan translation(noun)
an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
"`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
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)
To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.
Origin: From calque, from calquer, from calcare.
Webster Dictionary
Calque(verb)
see 2d Calk, v. t
Translations for calque
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- natrekkingAfrikaans
- نُسْخَةٌ بواسِطَة رَسْم الآثارArabic
- копиеBulgarian
- decalquePortuguese (BR)
- kopieCzech
- die PauseGerman
- kalkeringDanish
- πατιτούραGreek
- calcoSpanish
- kalkeerimineEstonian
- کپیFarsi
- jäljennösFinnish
- calqueFrench
- הַעֲתָקָהHebrew
- पारदर्शक कागज में नकल उतारनाHindi
- precrtavanje, kopiranjeCroatian
- (rajz)másolatHungarian
- jiplakanIndonesian
- eftirrit, kópíaIcelandic
- ricalcoItalian
- 写しJapanese
- 복사도, 투사도Korean
- kopijaLithuanian
- kopijaLatvian
- surihanMalay
- doordrukDutch
- strektegning, kalkeringNorwegian
- rysunek kalkowyPolish
- کپیPersian
- کپیPashto
- decalquePortuguese
- copie (prin decalcare)Romanian
- калькаRussian
- kópiaSlovak
- prerisSlovenian
- kopijaSerbian
- kalkeringSwedish
- สิ่งที่ผลิตจากการลอกลายThai
- kopyaTurkish
- 摹圖Chinese (Trad.)
- скалькований малюнок; калькаUkrainian
- خاکہUrdu
- sự can, sự đồ họaVietnamese
- 摹图Chinese (Simp.)
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