An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In linguistics , a calque or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal , word-for-word, or root-for-root translation. Used as a verb , "to calque" means to borrow a word or phrase from another language while translating ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language [syn: loan translation ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"loan translation of a foreign word or phrase," from French calque , literally "a copy," from calquer "to trace by rubbing" (itself borrowed in English 1660s as calk ), introduced 16c. from Italian calcare , from Latin calcare "to tread, to press down."

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language. vb. (context transitive English) To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Calk \Calk\ (k[a^]lk), v. t. [E.calquer to trace, It. caicare to trace, to trample, fr. L. calcare to trample, fr. calx heel. Cf. Calcarate .] To copy, as a drawing, by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt style or needle ...