calque

Meaning

1. (masculine) tracing (the reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper)
2. (masculine) calque, loan translation
3. (masculine) layer

Concepts

calque

loan translation

tracing

loan

loanword

traced design

calque formation

calquing

poor imitation

copies

copy

Synonyms

emprunt lexical

copie

emprunt

prêt

prêter

mot d’emprunt

Translations

Lehnübersetzung

calco

calco

leenvertaling

Lehnprägung

decalque

calc

letterlijke vertaling

Bedeutungslehnwort

woordelijke vertaling

μεταφραστικό δάνειο

copia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kalk/

Etymology

Deverbal from calquer, borrowed from Italian calcare, from Latin calcāre (“to tread”).