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.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- calque formation
- calque
Other Word Forms of Loan Translation
Noun
Singular:
loan translationPlural:
loan-translationsOrigin of Loan Translation
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loan +"Ž translation, a calque of German Lehnübersetzung.
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