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2. List of calques - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of commonly used calque phrases/expressions.All of these are exact translations of the corresponding English phrases. Simha bhagam (സിംഹ ഭാഗം) lion's share Varikalkidayil vaayikuka (വരികള്‍ക്കിടയില്‍ വായിക്കുക) reading between the lines

3. List of English words of Spanish origin - Wikipedia

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   English short for the Spanish word latinoamericano, formed by latino "related to the Latin empire and language" and americano "from the Americas" llama via Spanish llama, from Quechua llama Llanos from Spanish llano "plain" < latin planus; vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela. loco

4. Bilingual dictionary - Wikipedia

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   A bilingual dictionary or translation dictionary is a specialized dictionary used to translate words or phrases from one language to another. Bilingual dictionaries can be unidirectional , meaning that they list the meanings of words of one language in another, or can be bidirectional , allowing translation to and from both languages.

5. Calque - Wikipedia

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   The common English phrase "flea market" is a loan translation of the French marché aux puces ("market with fleas"). [12] At least 22 other languages calque the French expression directly or indirectly through another language. The word loanword is a calque of the German noun Lehnwort.

6. Spanish profanity - Wikipedia

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   Manflor (combination of the English loanword "man" and the word flor meaning "flower") and its variant manflora (a play on manflor using the word flora) are used in Mexico and in the US to refer, usually pejoratively, to a lesbian. (In Eastern Guatemala, the variation mamplor is used.) It is used in very much the same way as the English word ...

7. Spanglish - Wikipedia

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   Translations of Spanish street names into English: Shell Thorn Street (Calle de Concha Espina). Translations of multinational corporations' names into Spanish: Ordenadores Manzana (Apple Computers). Translations of Spanish minced oaths into English: Tu-tut that I saw you (Tararí que te vi). The use of Spanglish has evolved over time.