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Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of calque.

Equivalents

Deutsch Lehnübersetzung
Ελληνικά μεταφραστικό δάνειο
Suomi käännöslaina
Bahasa Indonesia serap terjemah

Examples

“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).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

loan word loan-back loan-blend loanability loanable funds loanback

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