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loan trans·la·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
calque, calque formation, loan translationnoun
an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
"`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
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loan translationnoun
The borrowing of components of a foreign language word and translating them literally
Etymology: Calque of Lehnübersetzung.
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loan translation
A loan translation, also known as calque, is a type of borrowing between languages where the meaning or idiom of a word or phrase in one language is translated literally into constituent elements in another language. In other words, it involves directly translating parts of a word or phrase from a foreign language into a new word or phrase in the recipient language.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of loan translation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of loan translation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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