No. 12,346 in Russian
калькой
"Калькой" (калька) refers to a linguistic loan translation, where a word or phrase is directly translated from another language.
In a sentence
Это слово является калькой с английского языка.
This word is a calque from the English language.
Here, the term 'калькой' (calque) refers to a linguistic concept where a word or phrase is borrowed from another language by translating its components into the lexicon of the borrowing language.
Новый термин был создан как калька с французского.
The new term was created as a calque from French.
In this example, 'калька' (calque) again denotes the process of borrowing and transferring meaning from one language to another through literal translation.
Использование кальки помогает обогатить язык.
Using calques helps to enrich the language.
'Кальки' (calqued phrases) in this sentence are represented as a means of linguistic enrichment, emphasizing their role in evolving language usage.
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