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Loan translation

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calquenoun(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
loan formationnounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see loan, formation (in banking etc.)
backtranslationnounAlternative spelling of back-translation. [(translation studies, uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.]
versionnounA specific form or variation of something.
traductionnoun(uncountable) The act of converting text from one language to another.
metaphrasenounA literal, word-for-word translation.
translationnounThe conversion of text from one language to another.
overtranslationnounThe act of overtranslating.
transferralnounAlternative spelling of transferal. [A transfer.]
recastverbTo reproduce in a new form.
loanshiftnounThe situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.
back-translationnoun(translation studies, uncountable) The process of translating a previously translated document back into the original language.
translatorshipnounThe role or office of a translator.
cotranslationnounThe joint translation of a work from one language to another by more than one person.
trans.noun(in bibliographies) Abbreviation of translation. [(countable, uncountable) The act of translating, in its various senses:]
plagiarisationnounSynonym of plagiarism.
retranslationnounTranslation again or anew.
alloglottographynounA direct translation of an utterance from one language to another such that the original utterance can be unambiguously and correctly recovered.
translatoresenoun(derogatory) Stilted or unidiomatic language produced by automated translation.
translitnounClipping of transliteration. [(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.]

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