ALL meanings of loan translation
loan trans·la·tion
L l - 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