English Explanatory Dictionary

loan rendering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inexact calque where at least one constituent isn't translated literally, in order to give readers of the target language a more accurate mental image.

Word forms

loan rendering loan renderings

Etymology

From loan + rendering.

Synonyms

loan rendition
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