Idiomatically - Idioms translated across languages and countries

Dutch

Pronunciation

de dingen bij hun naam noemen

Literal Translation

to call things by their names

Equivalents

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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
German
das Kind beim Namen nennen
to call the child by its name
Greek
Τη σκάφη σκάφη και τα σύκα σύκα
(Call) the washing basin a washing basin and the figs figs

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