appeler un chat un chat
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to call a cat a cat”; from the First satire by 17th-century author Nicolas Boileau: "j'appelle un chat un chat, et Rolet un fripon".
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- to call a spade a spade (to call something what it is)
Descendants[edit]
- → Dutch: een kat een kat noemen (calque)