appeler un chat un chat
Meaning
to call a spade a spade (to call something what it is)
Concepts
Translations
dobra dobra söylemek
das Kind beim Namen nennen
dire pane al pane
het kind bij de naam noemen
Al pan pan y al vino vinoPronounced as (IPA)
/a.ple œ̃ ʃa œ̃ ʃa/
Etymology
Literally, “to call a cat a cat”; from the First satire by 17th-century author Nicolas Boileau: "j'appelle un chat un chat, et Rolet un fripon".
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