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loan translation

loan trans·la·tion
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lohn trans-ley-shuh n, tranz-]
    • /loʊn trænsˈleɪ ʃən, trænz-/
    • /ləʊn trænsˈleɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lohn trans-ley-shuh n, tranz-]
    • /loʊn trænsˈleɪ ʃən, trænz-/

Definitions of loan translation words

  • noun loan translation the process whereby a compound word or expression is created by literal translation of each of the elements of a compound word or expression in another language, as marriage of convenience from French mariage de convenance. 1
  • noun loan translation a word or expression so created. 1
  • noun loan translation the adoption by one language of a phrase or compound word whose components are literal translations of the components of a corresponding phrase or compound in a foreign language 0
  • noun loan translation calque 0
  • noun loan translation Synonym of calque. 0
See all 5 definitions of loan translation

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Origin of loan translation

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Loan translation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Loan translation

loan translation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

loan translation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for loan translation

noun loan translation

  • borrowing — Borrowing is the activity of borrowing money.
  • calque — a borrowing by which a specialized meaning of a word or phrase in one language is transferred to another language by a literal translation of each of the individual elements (Ex.: masterpiece, from German meisterstück)
  • neology — neologism.
  • paronym — a paronymous word.
All 4 Synonyms of loan translation

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