calque /ˈkælk/
Calk v. t. To copy, as a drawing, by rubbing the back of it with red or black chalk, and then passing a blunt style or needle over the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other thing against which it is laid or held. [Written also calque]
Calque, v. t. See 2d Calk, v. t.
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calque
n : an expression introduced into one language by translating it
from another language [syn: loan translation]