calque > define
noun
- An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language.
- usage: "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'"
- synonyms: calque formation, loan translation
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(v.t.) See 2d Calk, v. t.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary