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назва́ть

verb, perfective
Partner называ́ть
often used word (#579)

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name

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Родители назва́ли ребёнка Акира. The parents named their baby Akira.
Они назва́ли президе́нта Рузвельта пира́том. They called President Roosevelt a pirate.
Он дошёл до того́, что назва́л меня лжецо́м. He went so far as to call me a liar.
Он назва́л и́мя победи́теля. He called out the name of the winner.
Его занесло́ настолько, что он назва́л меня тру́сом. He went so far as to say that I was coward.
Любо́вь - только лири́ческий спо́соб назва́ть страсть. Love is merely a lyrical way of referring to lust.
Хоть горшко́м назови́, только в пе́чку не сажа́й. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Э́ту те́му нельзя назва́ть мое́й люби́мой. That's not my favorite topic.
Его назва́ли Робертом в честь отца́. He was named Robert after his father.
Я назва́л котёнка Тама. I named the kitten Tama.