{"id":2453,"date":"2019-11-15T16:06:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T16:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2024-04-20T22:21:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T22:21:29","slug":"fun-facts-31-calque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/11\/15\/fun-facts-31-calque\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Facts About English #31 &#8211; Loan Translations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Donalds-English-Classroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"702\" width=\"702\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/031_5.jpg?resize=702%2C702&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <em>loan translation<\/em> is a literal translation of a foreign word or expression.  This is also known as a <em>calque<\/em>, from the French word meaning &#8220;to trace&#8221; or &#8220;copy.&#8221;  Below are twenty commonly-used English expressions listed by the languages they calque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chinese<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>brainwashing<\/em>&nbsp;from&nbsp;\u6d17\u8111 &#8211; x\u01d0n\u01ceo<\/li><li><em>lose face<\/em>&nbsp;from&nbsp;\u4e22\u8138 &#8211; di\u016bli\u01cen<\/li><li><em>paper tiger<\/em>&nbsp;from \u7eb8\u8001\u864e &#8211; zh\u01d0l\u01ceoh\u01d4<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>French<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>free verse<\/em> from&nbsp;<em>vers libre<\/em> <\/li><li><em>by heart<\/em>&nbsp;(or&nbsp;<em>off by heart<\/em>) from&nbsp;<em>par c\u0153ur<\/em> <\/li><li><em>Adam&#8217;s apple<\/em>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>pomme d&#8217;Adam<\/em><\/li><li><em>rhinestone<\/em> from&nbsp;<em>caillou du Rhin<\/em><\/li><li><em>point of view<\/em>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>point de vue<\/em><\/li><li><em>crime of passion<\/em>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>crime passionnel<\/em><\/li><li><em>that goes without saying<\/em>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<em>cela va sans dire<\/em> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>German<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>superman<\/em> from&nbsp;<em>\u00fcbermensch<\/em> <\/li><li><em>hang glider<\/em> from&nbsp;<em>h\u00e4ngegleiter<\/em> <\/li><li><em>flamethrower<\/em> from&nbsp;<em>flammenwerfer<\/em> <\/li><li><em>gummy bear<\/em> from&nbsp;<em>Gummib\u00e4rchen<\/em> <\/li><li><em>intelligence quotient<\/em> (I.Q.) from&nbsp;<em>intelligenzquotient<\/em> <\/li><li><em>skyscraper<\/em> from <em>wolkenkratzer<\/em>&nbsp;(lit., cloud scraper) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hebrew<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>scapegoat<\/em>&nbsp;from \u05e2\u05d6\u05d0\u05d6\u05dc la-&#8216;aza&#8217;zeyl&nbsp; (lit., the goat that departs or [e]scapes)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Latin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Milky Way<\/em> from\u00a0<em>via lactea<\/em> <\/li><li><em>Rest in Peace<\/em> from\u00a0<em>requiescat in pace<\/em><\/li><li><em>in a nutshell<\/em> from\u00a0<em>in nuce<\/em> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You might also be interested in reading how the English language has been influenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/02\/21\/fun-facts-45-native-american-lanugage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Native American languages<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/03\/06\/fun-facts-47-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">French<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/06\/26\/fun-facts-59-spanish-alligator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spanish<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2020\/09\/18\/fun-facts-71-juke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the creole language of the Geechee people<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\">See the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/11\/08\/monosyllabic-words\/\" target=\"_blank\">previous<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/blog\/2019\/11\/22\/fun-facts-about-english-32\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">next<\/a> <strong>Fun Facts About English<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Donalds-English-Classroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/HEADER_GIF.gif?w=702&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"donald's english classroom\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fishing games are a classic activity that children especially enjoy!  They are easy to set up and can be used as flashcards! This is a classroom activity you&#8217;ll be sure to use for years!  Check out all the <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Donalds-English-Classroom\/Search:fishing\" target=\"_blank\">fishing activities<\/a> in Donald&#8217;s English classroom!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A loan translation is a literal translation of a foreign word or expression. This is also known as a calque, from the French word meaning &#8220;to trace&#8221; or &#8220;copy.&#8221; Below are twenty commonly-used English expressions listed by the languages they calque. Chinese brainwashing&nbsp;from&nbsp;\u6d17\u8111 &#8211; x\u01d0n\u01ceo lose face&nbsp;from&nbsp;\u4e22\u8138 &#8211; di\u016bli\u01cen paper tiger&nbsp;from \u7eb8\u8001\u864e &#8211; zh\u01d0l\u01ceoh\u01d4 French [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[94],"tags":[138,1408,20,1406,203,1405,1404,11,565,143,1407,139,1409],"class_list":{"0":"post-2453","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fun-facts-about-english","8":"tag-calque","9":"tag-chinese","10":"tag-donalds-english-classroom","11":"tag-english-expressions","12":"tag-french","13":"tag-german","14":"tag-hebrew","15":"tag-kinney-brothers-publishing","16":"tag-language-origins","17":"tag-latin","18":"tag-linguistic-borrowing","19":"tag-loan-translation","20":"tag-loanword","21":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/031.jpg?fit=1252%2C1252&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8GlQB-Dz","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11071,"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453\/revisions\/11071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kinneybrothers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}