calco

m.

1 tracing.

papel de calco carbon paper

2 carbon copy.

es un calco de it's a carbon copy of

3 calque, loan translation (linguistics).

4 traced copy, tracing, copy, impression made by laying paper over a stamped figure and rubbing with heelball or pencil.

5 false cognate.

6 exact reproduction.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: calcar.

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calco

► nombre masculino

1 (de dibujo) tracing

2 (copia) copy

3 figurado (imitación) imitation, copy

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SM

1) (Téc) tracing

2) (Ling) calque (de on)

loan translation (de from)

3) (=imitación) copy, imitation

ser un calco de algn — to be the spitting image of sb

4) pl calcos ** (=pies) plates **, feet; (=zapatos) shoes

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masculino

a) (copia) exact replica

es un calco de su padre — he's the spitting image of his father

b) (Ling) calque, loan translation

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= tracing.

Ex. These abilities are taught through the use of modeling clay, toy cars, tracing, and games such as Simon Says.

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* calco en papel = rubbings.

* con papel de calco intercalado = carbon interleaved paper.

* copia de papel de calco = carbon copy.

* papel de calco = carbon paper, carbon, tracing paper.

* ser un calco de = be a dead ringer for.

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masculino

a) (copia) exact replica

es un calco de su padre — he's the spitting image of his father

b) (Ling) calque, loan translation

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= tracing.

Ex: These abilities are taught through the use of modeling clay, toy cars, tracing, and games such as Simon Says.

* calco en papel = rubbings.

* con papel de calco intercalado = carbon interleaved paper.

* copia de papel de calco = carbon copy.

* papel de calco = carbon paper, carbon, tracing paper.

* ser un calco de = be a dead ringer for.

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calco

masculine

1 (copia) exact replica

es un calco de su padre he's the spitting image of his father

la situación es un calco de lo que ocurrió hace 20 años the situation is a repeat o rerun of what happened 20 years ago

2 (Ling) calque, loan translation

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Del verbo calcar: (conjugate calcar)

calco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

calcó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
calcar    
calco
calcar (conjugate calcar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹dibujo/mapa› to trace

b) (plagiar) to copy

calco sustantivo masculino (copia) exact replica
calcar verbo transitivo
1 (un dibujo) to trace
2 (imitar) to copy, imitate
calco sustantivo masculino
1 tracing
2 (imitación exacta) exact replica, straight copy
papel de calco, carbon paper
♦ Locuciones: ser un calco de alguien, to be the spitting image of someone
'calco' also found in these entries:
English:
tracing

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calco nm

1. [reproducción] tracing

2. [imitación] carbon copy;

es un calco del original it's a carbon copy of the original;

un calco de lo que pasó en la guerra de Bosnia a carbon copy of what happened in the Bosnian conflict

3. Ling calque, loan translation

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calco

m tracing; fig

copy

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calco nm

1) : transfer, tracing

2) : copy, image