Translation of "Hieße" in English

Das hieße: Quarantäne.

which would mean quarantine.

Ich dachte, Toms Vater hieße Johannes.

- I thought that Tom's dad's name was John.
- I thought Tom's father's name was John.
- I thought Tom's dad's name was John.

Ich dachte, dein Vater hieße Tom.

I thought that your father's name was Tom.

Das hieße Eulen nach Athen tragen.

I'm carrying owls to Athens.

Wenn es hieße: "Wir machen mit Leuten Rassismustests",

if it was like bring in a bunch of black people racism tests,

Hieße das: Weniger als zwei von Ihnen sagen würden,

that would mean then less than two of you

Es in aller Welt wohl hieße, dass die Sozialdemokratie

the world would probably say that social democracy

Was uns Rose heißt, wie es auch hieße, würde lieblich duften!

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.