1. calque - Noun
2. calque - Verb
See 2d Calk, v. t.
Source: Webster's dictionary`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch' Source: Internet
A calque in Anglo-Manx is the use of the definite article, e.g. the Manx, the Gaelic, in ways not generally seen in standard English. Source: Internet
An example is Surs. tschetapuorla 'vacuum cleaner', a compound of tschitschar 'to suck' and puorla 'dust', following the model of German Staubsauger – the Italian word, aspirapolvere possibly being itself a calque on the German word. Source: Internet
His vocabulary is almost entirely classical, with only a few medieval constructions such as "loricator" (someone who makes armour, a calque of the Arabic "zarra") and "assellare" (to empty one's bowels). Source: Internet
Gospel is a calque (word-for-word translation) of the Greek word εὐαγγέλιον main, euangelion (eu- "good", -angelion "message"). Source: Internet
A somewhat older term is "sharp shooter", a calque of 18th-century German Scharfschütze, in use in British newspapers as early as 1801. Source: Internet