unnick :verified_mlm::vp:
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migrated from unnick@wetdry.world if it involves piecing together many little things to make contraptions im probably interested in it (programming, cpu design […] [bridged from wolfdo.gg/@unnick on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]
![section from the wikipedia page for calques. "skyscraper" and "grattacielo in Italian" are highlighted in "For instance, the English word skyscraper has been calqued in dozens of other languages,[1] combining words for "sky" and "scrape" in each language, as for example Wolkenkratzer in German, arranha-céu in Portuguese, rascacielo in Spanish, grattacielo in Italian, gökdelen in Turkish, and matenrou(摩天楼) in Japanese."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:swdwkducl6as5sfnsr3zfx6y/bafkreihjdcmd746udl6rt3zlb6bcjhpdhkgi7iejfdnx7bkhphpavuwvhe)
