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nennen (v.t.)
   to name, call; mention
Principal Parts: er nennt, nannte, hat genannt

Das nennst du Arbeit?
You call that work?
Wir müssen die Dinge beim Namen nennen.
We have to call these things what they are.
Man nennt ihn Hansi.
He's called Hansi. - They call him Hansi (Johnny).

Related:
das Kind beim Namen nennen to call a spade a spade
Namen nennen to name names
so genannt/sogenannt so-called
brennen to burn (similar pattern to nennen)
kennen to know (similar pattern to nennen)

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