Calque
WordNet
noun
(1) An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
"`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from , from .
Noun
- A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
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- The word "watershed" is a calque of the German "Wasserscheide".
Verb
- To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.