τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην σκάφην λέγει

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τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόνwhat is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful

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Arabic: سَمَّى الْأَشْياءَ بِمُسَمَّياتِهَا‎; Armenian: խոսքը սար ու ձոր չգցել, սար ու ձոր չընկնել; Chinese Mandarin: 實話實說, 实话实说, 直言不諱, 直言不讳; Czech: nazvat věc pravým jménem; Danish: kalde en spade for en spade; Dutch: zeggen zoals het is, de dingen bij hun naam noemen, man en paard noemen, een kat een kat noemen; English: call a spade a spade / speak the truth / speak straight from the shoulder / give it straight from the shoulder / give the straight goods / not to mince matters / not to mince words / not mince words / call things by their right names / call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel / call a shovel a shovel / call a spade a spade, not a big spoon; Finnish: suomeksi sanottuna, totta puhuen, kutsua asioita niiden oikeilla nimillä, puhua asioista niiden oikeilla nimillä, mainitakseen asian oikealla nimellään, olla suorasanainen, olla suorasukainen, olla suorapuheinen; French: appeler un chat un chat; German: das Kind beim Namen nennen / die Dinge beim Namen nennen / kein Blatt vor den Mund nehmen / es auf gut Deutsch sagen; Greek: λέω τα σύκα σύκα και τη σκάφη σκάφη; Hungarian: nevén nevezi a gyereket; Irish: ná baintear an t-ainm den bhairín, den bhlonag; Italian: dire pane al pane e vino al vino; Japanese: ありのまま言う, 歯に衣着せぬ; Norwegian Bokmål: kalle en spade for en spade; Nynorsk: kalle ein spade for ein spade; Polish: nazywać rzeczy po imieniu; Portuguese: pão, pão, queijo, queijo; Russian: называть вещи своими именами; Spanish: llamar al pan, pan, y al vino, vino / llama a los higos higos, y al cuenco cuenco; Swedish: en spade är en spade