Definition of loan translation Loan translation
loan trans•la•tion
We found 3 definitions of loan translation from 3 different sources.
Advertising
What does loan translation mean?
WordNet
Noun |
||
| loan translation - an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'" | ||
| calque, calque formation | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
Wiktionary 
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
-
loan translation
A compound word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, "word-for-word" or root-for-root translation.
