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loan translation

Noun
Japanese Meaning
外国語の構成要素を、その意味をそのまま直訳して作られた語。 / 『calque』と同義で、外来語の部分的もしくは全体を直訳して新たに形成された語。
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言語学者は、カルクがしばしば言語間で意味の微妙な変化を引き起こすと説明した。

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Synonym of calque.

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