прозвать
Translation of прозвать
dub
Russian word in Latin letters: prozvat
Meaning of прозвать
Дать кому-то или чему-то прозвище.
to give someone or something a particular name, often a funny one
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Прозвать or дублировать?
дублировать
дублировать ≠ dub (a nickname): it means dub a film
Don't say «Друзья дублировали его Профессором». A film in another language — дублировать; giving a nickname — прозвать.
Коллеги прозвали её «мисс Пунктуальность».
Her colleagues dubbed her Miss Punctuality.
Этот фильм дублировали на русский.
This film was dubbed into Russian.
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The newspapers dubbed him the new king of pop.
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Газеты прозвали его новым королём поп-музыки.
Fans dubbed the noisy stadium the cauldron.
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Болельщики прозвали шумный стадион котлом.
прозвать synonyms
What's the difference between прозвать, окрестить, and назвать
Often jokey or in the press: give someone or something a name.
Advanced: broader words
Neutral "to call"; less vivid than a nickname.
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прозвать meaning: what does it mean?
to give someone or something a particular name, often a funny one
прозвать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
прозвать is pronounced as [prɐˈzvatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
прозвать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The newspapers dubbed him the new king of pop. Translation: Газеты прозвали его новым королём поп-музыки.
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