names in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.name [Am neɪm, Brit neɪm] N

1.1. name:

name (of person)
nombre m
name (surname)
apellido m
what's your name?
¿cómo te llamas?
what's your name?
¿cómo se llama (Ud)?
what's your name?
¿cuál es su nombre? form
my name is John Baker
me llamo John Baker
what name shall I say? (on the phone)
¿de parte de quién?
what name shall I say? (announcing arrival)
¿a quién debo anunciar?
the name's Smith
me llamo Smith
a woman by the name of Green
una mujer llamada Green
the victim was not mentioned by name
no se dio el nombre de la víctima
one of those bullets had my name on it
una de esas balas iba dirigida a mí
he knows them all by name
los conoce a todos por su nombre
I only know her by name
solo la conozco de oídas or de nombre
she goes by or under the name of Shirley Lane
se hace llamar Shirley Lane
he writes under the name (of) …
escribe bajo el seudónimo de …
the house is in her husband's name
la casa está a nombre de su marido
he started out without a penny to his name
empezó sin un centavo inf
he started out without a penny to his name
empezó sin un duro Spain inf
he doesn't have a penny to his name
no tiene dónde caerse muerto
mentioning or to mention no names
sin mencionar a nadie
to take sb's name referee: Brit
sacarle la tarjeta a alguien
to take sb's name policeman:
pedirle la documentación a alguien
they've put the baby's name down for the local school
ya han apuntado al niño en el colegio de la zona
he's put his name down for a transfer
ha solicitado un traslado
I'll fix him or my name's not Ted Simpson
como que me llamo Ted Simpson que a ese lo arreglo yo
I'll fix him or my name's not Ted Simpson
a ese lo arreglo yo o me dejo de llamar Ted Simpson
my/her/his name is mud my name is mud in that place
no quieren ni oír hablar de mí allí
my/her/his name is mud my name is mud in that place
allí soy persona non grata
to call sb names
llamar a alguien de todo
to name names
dar nombres

II.name [Am neɪm, Brit neɪm] VB trans

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III.name [Am neɪm, Brit neɪm] ADJ esp Am

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name-dropping [ˈneɪmdrɒpɪŋ, Am -drɑ:p-] N no pl

names Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she knows all of their names
se sabe los nombres de todos
to know sb by sight/by name/personally
conocer a alguien de vista/por el nombre/personalmente
to call sb names
insultar a alguien
does that name mean anything to you?
¿te suena ese nombre?
to call sb names
llamar a alguien de todo
to answer to the name of Billy
responder al nombre de Billy
I've got the names all mixed up
me he armado un jaleo con los nombres inf
sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me prov
a palabras necias oídos sordos prov
several names are being bandied about
se barajan varios nombres
to call sb every name under the sun
poner a alguien como no digan dueñas inf

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Translations for names in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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The names were to be selected by vote of the company members.
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In 1860, there was the first demarcations of property lines and attributions of street names, marking the beginning of urbanization.
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Various aspects or alternate names include social security, social affairs, human resources and welfare.
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Other names in common use include 2,5-dihydroxypyridine oxygenase, and pyridine-2,5-diol dioxygenase.
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Other names in common use include phosphotransacetylase, phosphoacylase, and PTA.
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Local directional names were used to refer to the winds, eventually giving the wind itself a proper name, irrespective of the observer's position.
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Most other names are directly tied to its role as pole star.
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At times, the names of large numbers have been forced into common usage as a result of hyperinflation.
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Common names include creeping fuchsia, climbing fuchsia or trailing fuchsia.
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Most of the names in his king-lists and most of the potential narrative content have been lost or completely mangled as a result.
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