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Definition of Loan translation
1. Noun. An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language. "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
Definition of Loan translation
1. Noun. The borrowing of components of a foreign language word and translating them literally ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Loan Translation
Literary usage of Loan translation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gongu-Hrólfssaga: A Study in Old Norse Philology by Jacob Wittmer Hartmann (1912)
"... in cpd. would be an excellent example of loan-translation. jungfru, XXXVII.
Not a loan-translation, but probably direct from MHG ..."
2. Grillparzer as a Poet of Nature by Faust Charles De Walsh (1910)
"... in cpd. would be an excellent example of loan-translation. jungfru, ...
Not a loan-translation, but probably direct from MHG ..."