calque

In its structure the compilation is a calque of document CD/1679, and their thematic divisions coincide.
Cette compilation reprend exactement la structure du document CD/1679, les divisions thématiques étant les mêmes dans les deux cas.
In the case of non phraseological rendering, there are two possibilities: one can opt for a lexical translation or for a calque.
Dans le cas d’une interprétation qui n’est pas phraséologique, il existe deux possibilités : on peut opter pour une traduction lexicale ou pour un calque.
I didn't know that "rascacielos" was a calque from the English word "skyscraper."
Je ne savais pas que le mot « gratte-ciel » était un calque du mot anglais « skyscraper ».
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