Loan translation

Synonyms for "loan translation" (5 found)

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Noun(2 words)
calquecalque formation

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Adjective(1 words)
french tourneur
Noun(1 words)

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To support his definition, Betz discusses various examples of loan translation from Latin and English as in German Wolkenkratzer after English skyscraper, Gegengift ('antidote') after Latin contravenenum, Mitleid ('compasssion') after Latin compassio, and Gewissen ('conscience') after Latin conscientia (1949: 27,32).

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