calque — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
calque is used for these senses in English:
- calque (linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
- flimsy (also, attributive, uncountable) Thin typing paper used together with carbon paper in a typewriter to make multiple copies of a document; (countable) a sheet of such paper.
- layer (computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) One in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
flimsy — full definition
- adj Easily broken or damaged; not sturdy.
- adj Unconvincing or weak, especially describing an argument or excuse.
layer — full definition
- noun A single thickness of material covering a surface, or one level in a stack of such materials.
- noun A hen kept specifically for producing eggs.
- verb To arrange something in layers.