English

Noun

calque ‎(plural calques)

1. A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide".

Synonyms

• loan translation

Translations

See also

• Hobson-Jobson
• loan word
• metaphrase

Verb

calque ‎(third-person singular simple present calques, present participle calquing, simple past and past participle calqued)

1. (transitive) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.

Translations

Anagrams

• claque

Asturian

Verb

calque

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of calcar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of calcar

French

Etymology

From calquer.

Noun

calque m ‎(plural calques)

1. tracing (the reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper)
2. calque (a loan translation)

Anagrams

• claque, claqué

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awki

Verb

calque

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of calcar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of calcar
3. third-person singular imperative of calcar

Spanish

Verb

calque

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of calcar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of calcar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of calcar.