calque

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For example, did you know the difference between a loanword and a calque?

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2013

By the way, I knew the difference between a loanword and a calque and the Defiant Ones, but not what was going on in the car with Giardia.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2013

This done, one of the knights closed his visor, and the other tried to follow his example, but the calque, dented from the effects of a blow, refused to allow the visor to descend.

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)