Borrowing vs. Calque — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Borrowing and Calque
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Borrowing
Something that is borrowed, especially a word borrowed from one language for use in another.
Calque
In linguistics, a calque () or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation. When used as a verb, "to calque" means to borrow a word or phrase from another language while translating its components, so as to create a new lexeme in the target language.
Borrowing
Present participle of borrow
She is borrowing my pen.
Calque
To make a loan translation from (a word in another language).
Borrowing
Slang term for shoplifting.
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Calque
A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
Loan formation
Borrowing
An instance of something being borrowed.
Calque
See loan translation.
Borrowing
(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.
Calque
To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.
Borrowing
The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source;
The borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
Calque
An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
Borrowing
Obtaining funds from a lender
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