call names

English

Verb

call names (third-person singular simple present calls names, present participle calling names, simple past and past participle called names)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To use abusive or insulting language, engage in name-calling.

Related terms

• call someone every name in the book
• call someone everything but a child of God

Translations

Translations

Catalan: motiuejar (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 罵……是 / 骂……是 (mà ... shì), 罵人 / 骂人 (zh) (màrén) Dutch: schelden (nl) Finnish: nimitellä (fi) French: insulter (fr) German: beflegeln (de) (Austria) Greek: βρίζω (el) (vrízo) Hindi: (please verify) टू-तू मैं-मैं करना (ṭū-tū ma͠i-ma͠i karnā) Polish: przezywać (pl) impf, przezwać pf Russian: обзыва́ть (ru) impf (obzyvátʹ), обозва́ть (ru) pf (obozvátʹ) (transitive + the abuse in instrumental case), обзыва́ться (ru) impf (obzyvátʹsja), обозва́ться (ru) pf (obozvátʹsja) (intransitive) Spanish: motejar (es), echar pestes