Lehnübersetzung

loan translation, calque

noun LAYN-ue-ber-zet-soong Rare

Usage Note

Lehnübersetzung is a word-for-word translation of a foreign compound into the native language. Wolkenkratzer (skyscraper — cloud-scraper) and Halbzeit (half-time) are German Lehnübersetzungen from English.

Examples

"'Wolkenkratzer' ist eine Lehnübersetzung des englischen Begriffs 'skyscraper'."

Natural Translation

'Wolkenkratzer' is a loan translation of the English term 'skyscraper'.

Literal Translation

'Cloud-scraper' is a loan translation of the English term 'skyscraper'.

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