Examples
The common English phrase "flea market" is a phrase calque that literally translates the French "marché aux puces" ("market of fleas"). The German word "Flohmarkt" also corresponds.
Another example is "bienvenue" ("welcome"), in Canadian French sometimes used for "You're welcome" in response to "Thank you", instead of the standard-French "Je vous en prie" ("I beg of you") or "avec plaisir" ("with pleasure"). These phrases are also found as calques in English, as "It was my pleasure" and "The pleasure was mine."
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