λέω τα πράγματα με το όνομά τους

Meaning

παρουσιάζω την κατάσταση ως έχει ακόμη και αν είναι ενοχλητικό αυτό

Polarity:

Style:

Emphasis:

Greek

to call a spade a spade

English

to make no bones about something

English

appeler un chat un chat

French

Corpus Examples

Relations

Usages

Ναnato0PtSj
λέμεlemesay3VbMnIdXx01PlXxPeAvXx
ταtathe6AtDfNePlAc
πράγματαpraγmatathings9NoCmNePlAc
μεmewith12AsPpSp
τotothe15AtDfNeSgAc
όνομάonomaname18NoCmNeSgAc
τουςtustheir21PnPo03NePlGeWe
γιαγiafor24AsPpSp
τοtothe27AtDfNeSgAc
ΣκοπιανόskopianoSkopian30NoPrNeSgAc

Let's call a spade a spade, not a gardening tool, when we speak about the "Skopian" Issue.

infognomonpolitics.blogspot.com/2018/05/blog-post_711.html

Forms

NP-NOM-anim-1-10
λέωLEMMA-1-13VbAv
οταLEMMA-1-116AtDfNePlAc
πράγμαπράγματαLEMMA-1-119NoCmNePlAc
μεLEMMA-1-1112AsPpSp
οτοLEMMA-1-1115AtDfNeSgAc
όνομαόνομάLEMMA-1-1118NoCmNeSgAc
μουτουςPnGe13-1121PnPo03NePlGeWe

Diagnostics

Can different NPs trigger agreement on the verb? yes

Examples

Does the MWE accept a free XP? no

Word order permutations involving the subject as well yes

Examples

Cliticisation of the WWS yes

Examples

Causative-inchoative alternation no

Passivisation yes

Examples

Alternation of a free NP-GEN / free σε-PP / free από-PP with Dative Genitive no