das Kind beim Namen nennen - Idiomatically - Idioms translated across languages and countries

German

Pronunciation

das Kind beim Namen nennen

Literal Translation

to call the child by its name

Equivalents

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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
Italian
dire pane al pane e vino al vino
to say bread to bread and wine to wine

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