name

el nombre

noun

name
[ne?m]
sustantivo
1 nombre (m) (of person)
  • my name is… -> me llamo…
  • what's your name? -> ¿cómo te llamas?
  • to mention somebody by name -> mencionar a alguien por su nombre
  • to take somebody's name -> anotar or tomar el nombre de alguien (note down)
  • a big name in the theater -> una figura del teatro
  • to put one's name down (for something) -> apuntarse (a algo)
  • to go by or under the name of… -> ser conocido(a) como…
  • in the name of… -> en nombre de…
  • in the name of God or Heaven!, in God's or Heaven's name! -> ¡por el amor de Dios!
  • he was President in all but name -> él era el Presidente de hecho
  • to call somebody names -> poner verde or insultar a alguien
  • he hasn't got a penny to his name -> no tiene ni un centavo or duro or (español de España) peso (RP)
  • last name -> apellido (m)
2 nombre (m) reputación (f) (reputation)
  • she has a good/bad name -> tiene buena/mala fama
  • to have a name for prompt and efficient service -> tener fama de ofrecer un servicio bueno y rápido
  • to make a name for oneself (as) -> hacerse un nombre (como)
verbo transitivo
3 poner nombre a, bautizar (give name to)
  • they named her Paula -> le pusieron or llamaron Paula
  • to name somebody after or ->
  • for somebody -> poner a alguien el nombre de alguien (Estados Unidos)
4 nombrar (appoint)
5 nombrar (designate, identify)
  • to name names -> dar nombres concretos
  • name your price -> di or pon un precio

name [neim-pleit]
1 Nombrar, poner nombre, bautizar.
2 Mencionar, hacer mención; proferir (Mention).
3 Especificar, elegir, señalar, designar, distinguir a una persona o cosa por su nombre.
  • Do not name it -> no vale la pena de hablar de ello; no hay de que
4 Nominar.
va.

name [neɪm]
noun
1 [of person, firm] nombre; (m) (surname) apellido; (m) [of book, film] título; (m)
what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?; my name is Peter me llamo Peter; what name shall I say? (Telec) ¿de parte de quién?; (announcing arrival) ¿a quién debo anunciar?; what name are they giving the child? ¿qué nombre le van a poner al niño?; they married to give the child a name se casaron para darle nombre legitimar al niño;or
to take sb's name and addressaddress apuntar el nombre y las señas de algn
by nameby de nombre
I know him by name only lo conozco solamente de nombre; Pérez by name de apellido Pérez; apellidado Pérez; a lady by the name of Dulcinea una dama llamada Dulcinea; we know it by another name lo conocemos por otro nombre
to go by the name ofgo ser conocido por el nombre de
in namein
he was king in name only era rey tan solo de nombre; it exists in name only no existe más que de nombre; at least in name al menos nominalmente; she's the boss in all but name para jefa solo le falta el nombre; in the name of peace en nombre de la paz; I thank you in the name of all those present le doy las gracias en nombre de todos los presentes; he signed on in the name of Smith se inscribió en el paro desempleo con el apellido Smith;or open up, in the name of the law! ¡abran en nombre de la ley!; what's in a name? ¿qué importa un nombre?
to lend one's name tolend prestar su nombre a
I'll do it, or my name's not Bloggs!not ¡como que me llamo Bloggs que lo haré!
to put one's name down forput [+new car etc] apuntarse para; [+school, course] inscribirse en
he had his name takentaken (Dep) el árbitro apuntó su nombre
we know it under another nameunder lo conocemos por otro nombre
to go under the name of ser conocido por el nombre de
that's the name of the game (informal) (the norm) así son las cosas; (what's important) eso es lo importante
he hasn't a penny to his name no tiene donde caerse muerto
2 names (insults)
to call sb names insultar a algn
3 (reputation) reputación; (f) fama; (f)
to get (o.s.) a bad namebad crearse mala reputación fama;or
he's giving the place a bad name le está dando mala fama al lugar
he has a name for carelessnessfor tiene fama de descuidado
the firm has a good namegood la casa tiene buena reputación
to make a name for o.s.make hacerse famoso
to make one's name llegar a ser famoso
4 (person)
big name (informal) (gran) figura; (f) personaje importante; (m) he's one of the big names in the business es uno de los grandes en este negocio; this show has no big names este show no tiene figuras famosas
verb:transitive
1 (call) llamar; [+person] (at birth) poner
a man named Jack un hombre llamado Jack; they named the child Mary a la niña le pusieron María; to name sth/sb after for sth/sb: they named him Winston after Churchillor (US) le pusieron Winston por Churchill; she was named after her grandmother la llamaron como a su abuela; le pusieron el nombre de su abuela; they named the street after Nelson Mandela a la calle le pusieron el nombre de Nelson Mandela
2 (mention)
you were not named in the speech no se te nombró mencionó en el discurso;or he is not named in this list no figura en esta lista; name the third president of the USA diga el nombre del tercer presidente de EE.UU.; name 20 British birds nómbrame 20 pájaros británicos; first-named primero; last-named último; you name it, we've got it cualquier cosa que pidas, la tenemos; to name names dar mencionar nombres;or
Powell says there are two or three others whose links with Militant should be looked at, but he refused to name names Taylor said at least two ECOWAS countries had supplied the Liberian government with arms to fight his movement. Asked if one of them was Nigeria, Mr Taylor said he said he wouldn't name names
3 (fix) [+date, price] fijar
have you named the day yet? ¿han fijado ya la fecha de la boda?; they're so keen to buy it you can name your price tienen tanto afán por comprarlo que puedes pedirles lo que quieras decir el precio que quieras;or
4 (nominate) nombrar
he was named ambassador to Warsaw lo nombraron embajador en Varsovia
modifier
name day (n) (Rel) día del santo; (m) fiesta onomástica; (f) (Economics) día de ajuste de cuentas; (m)
name tape (n) etiqueta con el nombre; (f)
you have to sew name tapes into everything when your child first goes to school

Verb Conjugation for "name"

Imperative
  • name
  • you name
  • he/she names
  • we name
  • you name
  • they name
Preterite
  • I named
  • you named
  • he/she named
  • we named
  • you named
  • they named
Present Continuous
  • I am naming
  • you are naming
  • he/she is naming
  • we are naming
  • you are naming
  • they are naming
Present Perfect
  • I have named
  • you have named
  • he/she has named
  • we have named
  • you have named
  • they have named
Past Continuous
  • I was naming
  • you were naming
  • he/she was naming
  • we were naming
  • you were naming
  • they were naming
Past Perfect
  • I had named
  • you had named
  • he/she had named
  • we had named
  • you had named
  • they had named
Future
  • I will name
  • you will name
  • he/she will name
  • we will name
  • you will name
  • they will name
Future Perfect
  • I will have named
  • you will have named
  • he/she will have named
  • we will have named
  • you will have named
  • they will have named
Future Continuous
  • I will be naming
  • you will be naming
  • he/she will be naming
  • we will be naming
  • you will be naming
  • they will be naming
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been naming
  • you have been naming
  • he/she has been naming
  • we have been naming
  • you have been naming
  • they have been naming
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been naming
  • you will have been naming
  • he/she will have been naming
  • we will have been naming
  • you will have been naming
  • they will have been naming
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been naming
  • you had been naming
  • he/she had been naming
  • we had been naming
  • you had been naming
  • they had been naming
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