llamar al pan, pan, y al vino, vino
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This idiom may be literally translated as "to call bread bread, and wine wine."
llamar al pan, pan, y al vino, vino
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to speak frankly)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to call a spade a spade (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Mi abuela es una mujer de mucho carácter que no tiene pelos en la lengua, y llama al pan, pan, y al vino, vino.My grandmother is a woman with a strong character who doesn't mince her words, and calls a spade a spade.
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