loan translation / calque

Greek translation: μεταφραστικό δάνειο

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English term or phrase:loan translation / calque
Greek translation:μεταφραστικό δάνειο
Entered by: SeiTT

11:32 Nov 29, 2009
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / Linguistic Terminology
English term or phrase: loan translation / calque
Greetings,

I mean words like your “διαστημόπλοιο”, presumably coined from the English “spaceship”.

All the best,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:18
μεταφραστικό δάνειο
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Spiros Doikas
Local time: 17:18
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μεταφραστικό δάνειο


Explanation:
http://www.google.gr/custom?hl=en&safe=active&client=pub-653...

Spiros Doikas
Local time: 17:18
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Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christina Zikou: http://www.eleto.gr/download/BooksAndArticles/AnalogueRule-E...
22 mins

agree  Tina Lavrentiadou: Συμφωνώ απόλυτα.
42 mins

neutral  Marina Kazila: Το Calque στα γαλλικά αποδίδεται και ως "έκτυπο". Αν σκεφτούμε ότι "emprunt" είναι το δάνειο,το calque αποτελεί ιδιαίτερη περίπτωση δανείου,καθώς διατηρούμε το σύνταγμα άλλα μεταφράζουμε τα στοιχεία που το αποτελούν.πχ.mettre sur le tapis-θέτω επί τάπητος
2 hrs
  -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calque / http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/modern_greek/tools/le... / http://users.uoi.gr/gjxydo/lexicon/byletter/lookup.php?text=...

agree  marinagr
2 hrs

agree  Olga Hatzigeorgiou
7 hrs

neutral  Athena: συμφωνώ με "'εκτυπο" για το calque
48 days
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