call names

English

Verb

call names

1. (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

• 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)