WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| calco nm | (copia con papel) | carbon copy n |
| | El investigador hizo un calco de la pintura rupestre sobre papel. |
| | The researcher made a carbon copy of the painting on a piece of paper. |
| calco nm | (término extranjero) (formal) | calque, loan translation n |
| | (informal) | borrowed word n |
| | "Basketball" es un extranjerismo, "basquetbol" un préstamo del inglés y "baloncesto" un calco. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Coup d' etat is a calque from the French. |
| Additional Translations |
| calco nm | (imitación) | copy, imitation n |
| | (figurative) | carbon copy n |
| | No tienes que ser un calco de tu hermano, sé tú mismo. |
| | You don't have to be a copy of your brother, be yourself. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| calcar⇒ vtr | (dibujo, texto: copiar) | trace⇒ vtr |
| | He calcado los planos en papel cebolla. |
| | I traced the drawings on tracing paper. |
| calcar vtr | (imitar, reproducir) | copy⇒ vtr |
| | Ha calcado los pasos de baile a la primera. |
| | He copied the dance steps on his first try. |
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