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surnommer

French → English

verb//syʁ.nɔ.me//

(communication) To nickname: to give a person a descriptive or familiar name instead of their real one

Ses amis l'ont surnommé « Le Renard » à cause de sa grande ruse.

(English) His friends nicknamed him 'The Fox' because of his great cunning.

On l'avait surnommé Victor, mais tout le monde au village l'appelait Tors.

(English) He was named Victor, but everyone in the village called him Tors.

Entry ID: fr:en:surnommer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary