1. an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; - Example: "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'" [syn: calque, calque formation, loan translation]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
loan translation
n 1: an expression introduced into one language by translating
it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the
German `Ubermensch'" [syn: calque, calque formation,
loan translation]