Sentence examples of "call by name" in English
I remember his face but I can't call his name to mind.
Je me souviens de son visage, mais je ne peux pas me souvenir de son nom.
I remember the man's face but I can't call his name to mind.
Je me souviens du visage de l'homme, mais son nom m'échappe.
On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language". Its size was modest, its motto ambitious: "For a language to be an international one, is not enough to call it as such." The name of the author was given as "Dr. Esperanto".
Ce jour-là de 1887, parut à Varsovie, une brochure de Louis Lazare Zamenhof traitant de « Langue Internationale ». Sa taille était modeste, sa devise ambitieuse : « Pour qu'une langue soit internationale, il ne suffit pas de la nommer ainsi. » Comme nom d'auteur était indiqué : « Docteur Espéranto ».
My name is Alex, but I prefer that you all call me Augusto.
Mon nom est Alex, mais je préfèrerais que vous m'appeliez Augusto.
You had better make sure that he is at home before you call on him.
Tu devrais être sûr qu'il est chez lui avant que tu l'appelles.
When you submit a quote, it's best to enter the author's name as a tag or, if you can't, in a comment.
Quand on soumet une citation, il est préférable d'ajouter le nom de l'auteur dans un tag ou, si c'est impossible, dans un commentaire.
President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
Le Président Lincoln était ce qu'on appelle un autodidacte.
Jimmy was intensely jealous of the dots in Zoë's name.
Jimmy était intensément jaloux des points présents dans le nom de Zoë.
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