Loan Translation Definition

noun
Webster's New World
A form of borrowing from one language to another whereby the semantic components of a given term are literally translated into their equivalents in the borrowing language. English superman, for example, is a loan translation from German Übermensch.
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Synonyms:
  • calque formation
  • calque

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Noun

Singular:
loan translation
Plural:
loan-translations

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