loan translation
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loan translation
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From loan + translation, calque of German Lehnübersetzung.
noun loan translations
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Synonym of calque.
To support his definition, Betz discusses various examples of loan translation from Latin and English as in German Wolkenkratzer after English skyscraper, Gegengift ('antidote') after Latin contravenenum, Mitleid ('compasssion') after Latin compassio, and Gewissen ('conscience') after Latin conscien
Similar: calque
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Synonym of calquing.
Similar: calquing
Talk about this word "loan translation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loan%20translation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. loan translation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loan%20translation "loan translation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loan%20translation.Cite this
@misc{loan_translation_2026,
title = {loan translation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loan%20translation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
