calco — meaning in English

English meaning

• loanword noun A word directly taken into one language from another one.
• transfer verb To move something from one place, person, or thing to another.

Senses

calco 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.
• loanword A word directly taken into one language from another one.
• transfer (countable) A design conveyed by contact from one surface to another; a heat transfer.

transfer — full definition

1. verb To move something from one place, person, or thing to another.
2. noun An instance of moving something, or a ticket allowing a change between transportation services.

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