"The term 'skyscraper' is a calque from the French 'gratte-ciel.'"
A word or phrase that is translated literally from another language.
"They decided to calque the expression instead of using a different term."
To translate a word or phrase literally from one language to another.
ជាមួយនឹងវចនានុក្រមរូបភាព និងកាតប្លាសស្កាតដ៏មានអានុភាពដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃ។