Idiomatically - Idioms translated across languages and countries

German

Pronunciation

das Kind beim Namen nennen

Literal Translation

to call the child by its name

Equivalents

This is how you express this idiom across languages and locales.

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Dutch
de dingen bij hun naam noemen
to call things by their names
Dutch
en kat een kat noemen
to call a cat a cat
English
Call a spade a spade
French
Appeler un chat un chat
to call a cat a cat
Greek
Τη σκάφη σκάφη και τα σύκα σύκα
(Call) the washing basin a washing basin and the figs figs

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