CALQUE


Meaning of CALQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkalk ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, copy, from calquer to trace, from Italian calcare to trample, trace, from Latin, to trample — more at caulk

Date: 1937

: loan translation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.