calque \ˈkalk\
noun: a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, word-for-word or root-for-root translation
transitive verb: to create a calque through the aforementioned process
Etymology: French
calque calque, loan translation, from
calquer to trace, from Italian
calcare to trample, trace, from Latin, to trample
• English
earworm calques German
Ohrwurm
• English
Adam’s apple calques French
pomme d’Adam
• English
blue-blood calques Spanish
sangre azul
• German
Wolkenkratzer calques English
skyscaper
• French
gratte-ciel calques English
skyscaper
• Spanish
rascacielos calques English
skyscaper
• Dutch
aardappel calques French
pomme de terre (literally “earth apple,” although the object in English is known by the word
potato)
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