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decalque.

tracing

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/deˈkaw.ki/Brazil[deˈkaʊ̯.ki]Brazil/dɨˈkal.kɨ/Portugal[dɨˈkaɫ.kɨ]Portugal
  1. tracing

    masculine
  2. calque (a word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language)

    masculine
  3. sticker (an adhesive label or decal)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Middle French des- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-lbor. French dé- Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin calcāre Italian calcarebor. French calquer French décalquerdeverb. French décalquebor. Portuguese decalque Borrowed from French décalque.

verb/deˈkaw.ki/Brazil[deˈkaʊ̯.ki]Brazil/dɨˈkal.kɨ/Portugal[dɨˈkaɫ.kɨ]Portugal
  1. inflection of decalcar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of decalcar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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