Usage examples of "nomme" in French with translation to English

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Comment se nomme cette rue ? What's this street called?
Comment se nomme cet oiseau ? What is this bird called?
Un homme qu'on nomme Slim a été tué dans l'accident. A man called Slim was killed in the accident.
Entre les fabricants de ce que l'on nomme « l'électronique grand public » règne une concurrence impitoyable, à mort. Among the manufacturers of so-called "consumer electronics", there exists ruthless cut-throat competition.
S'étant efforcé de s'imposer la croyance en un système contre lequel la raison se rebelle, il la nomme déplaisamment raison humaine, comme si l'homme pouvait se donner raison à lui-même. Having endeavoured to force upon himself the belief of a system against which reason revolts, he ungratefully calls it human reason, as if man could give reason to himself.
Les gens qui ont vécu ce que l'on nomme des "rêves lucides" les décrivent souvent comme "plus réels que la réalité". De même, après s'être réveillé d'un "rêve lucide", ils décrivent la réalité comme un "rêve fantasque". People that have experienced so-called 'lucid dreams' often describe them as being 'more real than reality'. They also describe reality after waking up from a 'lucid dream' to be like a 'whimsical dream'.
Marie nomma son premier enfant Tom. Mary called her first child Tom.
Seuls les hommes nomment des choses. Only humans name things.
Elle a été nommée présidente. She was appointed chairperson.
Comment se nomme cet oiseau ? What is this bird called?
On m'a nommé d'après lui. My name was called after his name.
Tom connait une fille nommée Mary. Tom knows a girl named Mary.
Ils ont nommé M. White manager. They appointed Mr. White as manager.
L'opération de sauvetage a été nommée « Operation Tomodachi ». The rescue operation was called "Operation Tomodachi".
Il a eu un fils nommé Qian. He had a son named Qian.
Un homme nommé Slim a été tué lors de l'accident. A man called Slim was killed in the accident.
Le bébé fut nommé Ichiro après son oncle. The baby was named Ichiro after his uncle.
L'empereur romain Caligula avait un cheval nommé «Incitatus», qui veut dire rapide. Roman Emperor Caligula had a horse called Incitatus which means fast.
Peu de gens nomment le président par son prénom. Few people are on a first name basis with the president.
Les gens du coin nomment cette rivière "la mangeuse d'hommes" et la craignent. The locals call this river the man-eating river and fear it.
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