"calque" meaning in English

See calque in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kælk/ Audio: en-us-calque.ogg [US] Forms: calque [singular], calques [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A calque is a word or phrase that was taken from another language by translating each part by itself, and then joining the parts together.
    Sense id: simple-calque-en-noun-IGRSHrSJ
     
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