noun
loan translation; calque
Linguistic term for a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, word-for-word translation.
「スカイスクレイパー」は英語の「摩天楼」の翻訳借用です。
"Skyscraper" is a loan translation of the English "skyscraper" into Japanese.
翻訳借用の
"Electronic mail" is an example of a calque.