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loan translation
loanwords and loan translationsEnglish takes many of its words from different languages around the world. These words are broadly known as borrowings, and are subdivided into two categories: loanwords and loan translations.A loanword is a term taken from another language and used without translation; it has a specific meaning that (typically) does not otherwise exist in a single English word. Sometimes the word’s spelling or pronunciation (or both) is slightly altered to accommodate English orthography, but, in most cases, it is preserved in its original language.A loan translation (also known as a calque), on the other hand, is a word or phrase taken from another language but translated (either in part or in whole) to corresponding English words while still retaining the original meaning.Continue reading...loan translationn. 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. Also called calque.loan translation n (Linguistics) the adoption by one language of a phrase or compound word whose components are literal translations of the components of a corresponding phrase or compound in a foreign language: English "superman" is a loan translation from German "Übermensch.". Also called: calque loan′ transla`tion
n. 1. a compound word or expression formed by translation of each of the elements of a compound from another language, as gospel (Old English gōdspell) from Greek euangélion “good news”. 2. the process whereby such a compound is formed. loan translationA word or phrase created in a language by translating a word or phrase in another language, for example superman” from the German “übermensch.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | loan translation - an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"calque, calque formationlocution, saying, expression - a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" |
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Synonyms for loan translationnoun an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another languageSynonymsRelated Words |