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name1

/neɪm/

Translation

n [c]
nombre
first name
nombre de pila
My name is Joe
Me llamo Joe
a {good/bad} name
{buena/mala} fama
by name
de nombre
by the name of (form)
llamado,da
in the name of sth
en nombre de algo
the name of the game
el objetivo fundamental
la parte más importante
to call sb names
insultar a alguien
to make a name for oneself
hacerse famoso,sa [por méritos propios]
She has made a name for herself in the world of fashion
Se ha hecho famosa en el mundo de la moda
Véase tb: Christian name; code name; family name; first name; given name; last name; maiden name; middle name; pen name
(Definition of name n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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