Which of the following is a calque example?

• A. 'Flea market' calque from French 'marché aux puces'
• B. 'Keyboard' calque from Greek
• C. 'Smog' calque from 'smoke' and 'fog'
• D. 'Parliament' calque from French

Answer: (A)

Calque is a loan translation: a foreign expression is translated literally into the adopting language, preserving its structure and meaning. “Flea market” fits this perfectly because it directly renders the French “marché aux puces” as “market (of) fleas,” capturing both the idea and the same word order in English. The other options don’t show a translational rendering of a foreign phrase: keyboard is a native English compound built from two English words rather than a translation from Greek, smog is a blend of English words rather than a translation of a foreign term, and parliament is a direct borrowing from French rather than a translated construct.