decalque

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See also: décalqué and décalque

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: de‧cal‧que

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French décalque.

Noun

decalque m (plural decalques)

  1. tracing
  2. calque (a word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language)
  3. sticker (an adhesive label or decal)
    Synonym: adesivo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

decalque

  1. inflection of decalcar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ “decalque” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “decalque” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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