calco

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) the action of copying or reproducing something
2. (masculine) copy
3. (masculine) imitation, reproduction
4. (colloquial, masculine) shoe
5. (masculine) a calque

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of calcar

calcar

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

calque

tracing

loan translation

transfer

trace

calquing

carbon copy

loanword

rubbing

Synonyms

impreso

préstamo

calco semántico

calco léxico

Translations

calque

calco

Lehnübersetzung

calc

decalque

leenvertaling

strofinamento

Bedeutungslehnwort

strisciatura

fregamento

Lehnprägung

sfregatura

χαλκομανία

μεταφραστικό δάνειο

strisciata

Hyphenated as

cal‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkalko/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: calque

In summary

Deverbal from calcar. In the sense “calque”, however, probably a semantic loan from French calque.