loan translation loan office • lobato-digitate · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · loan translation · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language. Synonyms: calque, calque formation. Example: "`superman' is a calque for the german `ubermensch'." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · loanword · · Synonym 1 loan · · Synonym 2 lend · · Synonym 3 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074