Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
llamar al pan pan y al vino vino
English translation:
to call a spade a spade
May 6, 2002 15:23
22 yrs ago
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Spanish term
John Day
llamar al pan pan y al vino vino
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
seems to be an idiom
Proposed translations
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| 4 +16 | to call a spade a spade |
Bill Greendyk
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| 5 +3 | to call a spade a spade |
Alfonso Campos Folgado
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| 4 +1 | call things by their real name |
Robert INGLEDEW
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| 4 | dare pane al pane, vino al vino |
Massimo Gaido
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Proposed translations
3 mins
Massimo Gaido
United States
United States
United States
Your business is my business.
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Spanish to Italian, French to Italian, and 12 more.
Related KudoZ points
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226
dare pane al pane, vino al vino
Declined
mi servirebbe altro testo per tradurre meglio "llamar", comunque vedi sito
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Note added at 2002-05-06 15:28:18 (GMT)
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sorry, wrong language pair.....oooppss
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Note added at 2002-05-06 15:28:18 (GMT)
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sorry, wrong language pair.....oooppss
Reference:
Comment: "wrong language, spanish not italian :-)"
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3 mins
Bill Greendyk
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Literature and lyrics true to original!
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
Related KudoZ points
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527
to call a spade a spade
This means to call something by what it really is.
Hope it helps!
Hope it helps!
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Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
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Thanks, Bertha!! ¡Saludos!
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Oso (X)
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Thanks, Oso! ¡Saludos!
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Marijke Singer
: This is what I would use
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Thanks, Marijke. Me, too!
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Rick Henry
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Thanks, Rick!
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Claudia Berison
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Gracias, Claudia!
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x-Translator (X)
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Gracias, Estel!
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Trudy Peters
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Gracias, Trudy!
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katica (X)
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Gracias, Katica!
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Nitza Ramos
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Gracias, Nitza!
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CNF
: ¡Hola! ¿Cómo estuvo tu finde? ;^)
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¡Excelente! ¡Gracias, Naty! :-)))
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Leonardo Parachú
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Gracias, Leonardo!
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Andrea Bullrich
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Thanks, Andrea! ¡Saludos! :-))
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Henry Hinds
: That's it!
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Thanks, Henry!
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FionaBrind
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Сергей Лузан
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Giles Bickford
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Alfonso Campos Folgado
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Reliable translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
to call a spade a spade
"Llamar al pan pan y al vino vino" is a Spanish idiom whose English equivalent is "to call a spade a spade".
Both idioms mean to speak plainly or bluntly.
Both idioms mean to speak plainly or bluntly.
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25 mins
Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Argentina
OIL, GAS, ENERGY, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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1940
call things by their real name
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Peer comment(s):
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Сергей Лузан
: It just expresses the idea of the frase.
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Gracias, Ñåðãåé Ëóçàí
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