Calque

Pronunciation: /ˈkælu/

Calque (noun)

  1. A phrase or word formed by translating each part of a foreign expression into another language.
  2. A way of writing that copies the structure of another language, even when the result sounds unusual.

Examples

  • The calque sounds natural in the new language.
  • I used a calque to keep the original meaning.

Calque (verb)

  1. To create a new expression by translating the parts of a foreign one into another language.

Examples

  • We calque the phrase by translating parts.
  • They calque the expression to match the original wording.