A calque or loan translation in linguistics consists of the borrowing of a phrase from one language into another, in the process of which individual "words" native to the borrowing language semantically match the individual "words" in the source language.
Thus:
English Superman calques German Übermensch
English Governor-General calques French gouverneur général
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... a third, extra-long length for most vowels, which is used in various cases, but particularly when recording a shout, or a greeting.)
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