loan translation

American  

noun

1. 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.

2. a word or expression so created.

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loan translation British  

noun

1. Also called: calque.  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

   English "superman" is a loan translation from German "Übermensch."

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Etymology

Origin of loan translation

First recorded in 1930–35