CALQUE
-noun
1. the adoption by one language of a phrase or compound word
whose components are literal translations of the components of a corresponding
phrase or compound in a foreign language (also called: loan translation)
-verb
2. (trans.) to transfer (a design) by tracing it with a
blunt point from one sheet backed with loosely fixed colouring matter onto
another placed underneath (also called calk)
We could paint on the window
A calque taken from the ceiling
Coming out by night to lure tourists in
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