Sentence examples of "is called" in English
The national flag of the USA is called the Stars and Stripes.
Die Nationalflagge der Vereinigten Staaten wird Sternenbanner genannt.
An angle of 90 degrees is called a right angle.
Einen Winkel von 90 Grad nennt man einen rechten Winkel.
A man whose wife is dead is called a widower.
Einen Mann, dessen Ehefrau gestorben ist, nennt man Witwer.
The vagabond, when rich, is called a tourist.
Ein Landstreicher, wenn er reich ist, nennt sich ein Tourist.
Pasta is called pasta because it's the Italian word for "dough" from which it is made.
Teigwaren heissen Teigwaren, weil sie vorher Teig waren.
A child whose parents are dead is called an orphan.
Ein Kind, dessen Eltern gestorben sind, nennt man Waisenkind.
The river which flows through London is called the Thames.
Der Fluss, der durch London fließt, heißt Themse.
In reports in America guerrilla resistance by the Iraq military is called terrorism.
In amerikanischen Berichten wird der Guerilla-Widerstand des irakischen Militärs als Terrorismus bezeichnet.
The center of a target is called a "bull's eye."
Die Mitte einer Zielscheibe nennt man das „Schwarze“.
A ship that transports oil is called an oil tanker.
Ein Schiff, das Öl transportiert, wird Öltanker genannt.
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