“It goes without saying (ça va sans dire) that calque is a good word to know.”
Calque noun pl -s
kalk
Definition:
: A word or phrase in one language that directly translates from a word or phrase in another language. Calques are also called loan translations.
Calques, calquing or calqued verb forms
kalks, kalking, kalked
: to form a word or phrase through loan translation.
Example sentences:
“Peninsula is a calque of the German word, halbinsel.”
“That goes without saying is a calque from the French, ça va sans dire.”
“Flea market is a calque of the French expression marché aux puces, which literally translates to “market with fleas’.”
“Beer Garden is a calque of the German Biergarten.”
“Adam’s Apple is a calque of the French pomme d’Adam.”
“Blue blood is a calque from the Spanish sangre azul.”
“Masterpiece is a calque from the Dutch meesterstuk, or German Meisterstück.”
“Superman is a calque for the German Ubermensch.”
About the Word:
From French an imitation, tracing “calquer, to trace”