call names

English

Verb

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

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

Related terms

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

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