call names

English

Verb

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

Translations

to insult somebody childishly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 罵……是, 骂……是 (mà ... shì), 罵人 (zh), 骂人 (zh) (màrén)
Dutch: schelden (nl)
Finnish: nimitellä

Greek: βρίζω (el) (vrízo)
Hindi: टू-तू मैं-मैं करना (tū-tū ma︢i︣-ma︢i︣ 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)

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