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Definition calque in British English

calque noun

[countable] noun
/kælk/
1

a word or expression used in a language that has been translated from another language

Example

The English 'flea market' is a calque of the French 'marché aux puces'.

Synonyms and related words
acrostic adjacency pair Americanism
Definition calque in British English