loan translation
loan translation
English
Noun
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Definition
Synonym of calque.
Etymology
From loan + translation, calque of German Lehnübersetzung.
Example Sentences
- "To support his definition, Betz discusses various examples of loan translation from Latin and English as in German Wolkenkratzer after English skyscraper, Gegengift ('antidote') after Latin contravenenum, Mitleid ('compasssion') after Latin compassio, and Gewissen ('conscience') after Latin conscientia (1949: 27,32)."
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