калькой

This is the 12346th most frequent Russian word.


калькой

"Калькой" (калька) refers to a linguistic loan translation, where a word or phrase is directly translated from another 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.

Это слово является калькой с английского языка.

This word is a calque from the English language.


In this example, 'калька' (calque) again denotes the process of borrowing and transferring meaning from one language to another through literal translation.

Новый термин был создан как калька с французского.

The new term was created as a calque from French.


'Кальки' (calqued phrases) in this sentence are represented as a means of linguistic enrichment, emphasizing their role in evolving language usage.

Использование кальки помогает обогатить язык.

Using calques helps to enrich the language.