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Meanings of calque in English

Russian
калька
Portuguese
decalque
Catalan
calc semàntic
Spanish
calco de expresión

An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language.

        калька
        Usage of calque in English
        1
        A calque is an expression that is a literal translation of a foreign expression - a loan translation.
        The Irish Times
        2
        At the siege of Lamballe in Brittany, he had taken off his calque and climbed a ladder to examine the breach effected by the batteries.
        History of the United Netherlands, 1590-92