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loan translation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | calque, calque formation |
| Type of | expression, locution, saying |
Examples of loan translation
loan translation
The old word is probably a loan-translation of a Germanic word, cf.
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The American name is a loan translation of the German ganze Note.
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English homesickness is a loan translation of nostalgia.
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It was possibly a loan translation of Dutchvoorwoord or GermanVorwort, themselves calques of Latin praefatio.
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By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept where the meaning or idiom is borrowed rather than the lexical item itself.
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