Usage examples of "nennen" in German with translation to English

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Wie nennen Sie Ihre Freunde? What do your friends call you?
Bitte nennen Sie mir Ihren Namen. Please tell me your name.
Sie nennen diesen Planeten „Erde“. They call this planet 'Earth'.
Der Reporter weigerte sich, seine Quellen zu nennen. The reporter refused to name his sources.
Bitte nennen Sie mich Joe. Please call me Joe.
Wie nennen euch eure Freunde? What do your friends call you?
Meine Freunde nennen mich Beth. My friends call me Beth.
Gewöhnlich nennen wir ihn Toshi. We usually call him Toshi.
Du kannst mich Bob nennen. You can call me Bob.
Wie nennen dich deine Freunde? What do your friends call you?
Die Leute nennen ihn Dave. People call him Dave.
Die Dinge beim rechten Namen nennen. Call a spade a spade
Aber daheim nennen wir ihn Tony. But we call him Tony at home.
Das ist, was wir "Tempura" nennen. This is what we call "tempura".
Und Sie nennen das hier ein Sitzungszimmer? And you call this a meeting room?
Er ist was wir einen Selfmademan nennen. He is what we call a self-made man.
Sie ist das, was wir einen Bücherwurm nennen. She is what we call a bookworm.
Er ging soweit, mich einen Idioten zu nennen. He went so far as to call me a fool.
Er ist das, was wir einen Gelehrten nennen. He is what we call a scholar.
Er ist das, was wir einen Pionier nennen. He is what we call a pioneer.
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