gen nombre
· what's your cousin's name? - "¿cómo se llama tu primo? "
· a singer by the name of Alan Jones - "un cantante llamado Alan Jones "
· I already knew him by name - "ya lo conocía de nombre "
· he put his name down for the contest - "se apuntó al concurso "
· that sounds interesting, put my name down - "eso suena interesante, apúntame "
· in the name of the Irish people - "en nombre del pueblo irlandés "
· * he was calling me names - "me estaba insultando "
· * she was president in all but name - "aunque no figuraba como tal, a todos los efectos era la presidenta "
reputation fama
· he made a name for himself as a painter - "se dio a conocer como pintor "
· he had a name for eccentricity - "tenía fama de excéntrico "
· you'll get yourself a bad name - "te crearás mala fama "
to give a name to llamar
· they named their son David - "a su hijo lo llamaron David "
· I was named after for my grandfather - "(US) me pusieron el nombre de mi abuelo "
to appoint nombrar, designar
· he was named as secretary general - "lo nombraron secretario general "
to fix fijar
· have they named the date for the wedding? - "¿han fijado la fecha de la boda? "
· name your price - "¿cuánto quieres por él? "
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