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1 ♦ call
♦ call /kɔ:l/n.1 grido; invocazione; richiamo; chiamata; voce: a call for help, un grido (o un'invocazione) di aiuto; the call of the sea, il richiamo del mare; Give me a call when you're ready, chiamami (o dammi una voce) quando sei pronto; This is the last call for Flight Z 87, ultima chiamata per il volo Z 87; (teatr.) This is your five minute call, in scena tra cinque minuti3 appello; invito: a call for action, un invito ad agire; a call for order, un invito all'ordine; a call to strike, un appello allo sciopero; a call to free the hostages, un appello per la liberazione degli ostaggi; to put out a call for st., diramare un appello per qc.4 richiesta; domanda: a call for reforms [for a pay rise], una richiesta di riforme [di aumento salariale]; (fin.) call for funds, richiesta di fondi; There is little call for this kind of article, c'è poca richiesta per un simile articolo5 telefonata; chiamata: telephone call, chiamata telefonica; telefonata; to make a call, fare una telefonata; DIALOGO → - Showing guest to room- If you want to make external calls, dial 0 for the line, se volete effettuare chiamate esterne, premere 0 per avere la linea; to return sb. 's call, telefonare a q. ( in risposta a una sua telefonata); to take a call, prendere una telefonata; rispondere (al telefono); DIALOGO → - Refusing a call- I don't want to take that call right now, non voglio prendere la chiamata adesso; I have a call for you, c'è una telefonata per te; I got a call from Tom yesterday, ieri mi ha telefonato Tom; I'll give you a call tomorrow, ti chiamo (o ti telefono) domani; local call, chiamata (o telefonata) urbana; hoax call, falso allarme telefonico6 ( anche leg.) convocazione; chiamata: a call to the Palace, una convocazione del sovrano; The ambassador received a call to the Foreign Office, l'ambasciatore è stato convocato al Ministero degli Esteri8 (in frasi neg. e interr.) bisogno; motivo: There's no call to shout, non c'è bisogno di gridare (o di alzare la voce); Is there any call for me to worry?, c'è motivo che io mi preoccupi?9 visita (spec. ufficiale o professionale); to pay a call on sb., fare visita a q.; The doctor is out on a call, il medico è fuori per una visita; (med.) house call, visita a domicilio10 (ferr.) fermata, sosta13 ( in albergo, ecc.) sveglia: I asked the night porter for a five o'clock call, chiesi al portiere di notte di darmi la sveglia alle cinque15 (fin.) richiesta di pagamento● call-bell, campanello □ call bird, (uccello da) richiamo □ (GB) call box, cabina telefonica □ call boy ► callboy □ call centre ( USA call center), call center ( fornitore di servizi, tramite telefono) □ ( banca) call deposit, deposito a richiesta ( non vincolato) □ (telef.) call diverter, commutatore telefonico □ (leg.) call for bids (o for tenders), (bando di) gara d'appalto □ call girl, (ragazza) squillo □ ( USA) call house, casa d'appuntamenti; bordello □ (org. az.) call-in pay, indennità di pronta disponibilità □ ( radio, TV, USA) call-in ( program), programma con telefonate ( del pubblico) in diretta □ (fin.) call letter, lettera di richiamo dei decimi □ ( radio, TV, USA) call letters, = call sign ► sotto □ ( banca) call loan, prestito (rimborsabile) a richiesta ( con il preavviso di 24 ore) □ call money, ( Borsa) denaro investito a brevissima scadenza; ( banca) = call loan ► sopra □ call note, richiamo ( di uccello) □ ( USA) call number, segnatura ( di libro di biblioteca) □ (eufem.) call of nature, bisogno fisiologico □ (leg.) call on guarantor, chiamata in garanzia □ (fin.) call on shares, richiamo dei decimi □ ( Borsa) call option, contratto a premio del compratore (o da pagare); (contratto) dont; opzione di dont (o d'acquisto) □ call-out, chiamata ( di riparatore, ecc.): call-out charge, (diritto di) chiamata □ (GB, antiq.) call-over, appello ( a scuola) □ (fin.) call premium, premio di rimborso (o di richiamo) □ (fin.) call price, prezzo di riscatto □ (fin., Borsa, GB) call rate, tasso di interesse passivo su denaro a richiesta □ ( radio) call sign (o call signal), segnale di chiamata; nominativo □ (leg., in Inghil.) call to the Bar, abilitazione all'esercizio della professione forense □ (mil.) call to quarters, ritirata □ call-up, (mil.) chiamata alle armi, ( di riservisti) richiamo; (i) richiamati (collett.); ( sport) convocazione ( di un giocatore) □ (mil.) call-up papers, cartolina precetto □ calls on one's time, impegni □ above and beyond the call of duty ► above □ at call = on call ► sotto □ to have first call on st., avere diritto per primo a qc. □ (telef.) free call, telefonata gratuita; numero verde □ (naut.) «no calls», «senza scali intermedi» □ on call, a disposizione, reperibile; ( di medico) di servizio, di reperibilità; (fin.: di titolo) pagabile a richiesta; esigibile a vista □ (leg.) on first call, in prima convocazione □ (teatr.) to take a call, essere chiamato alla ribalta □ within call, a portata di voce.♦ (to) call /kɔ:l/A v. t.2 chiamare (per attirare l'attenzione; per far venire, anche per telefono): I called her but she didn't stop, la chiamai ma lei non si fermò; He called me aside [to the window], mi ha chiamato in disparte [alla finestra]; to call the lift, chiamare l'ascensore; Shall I call you a taxi?, ti chiamo un taxi?; Call the police, chiama la polizia!4 svegliare; chiamare: What time would you like to be called in the morning?, a che ora vuole essere svegliato domani?5 convocare; chiamare; citare (leg.): I was called before the committee, sono stato convocato davanti alla commissione; to call a court martial, convocare una corte marziale; to be called to give evidence, essere chiamato a testimoniare; essere citato come testimone6 (al passivo) essere chiamato; sentire la vocazione7 indire; convocare; proclamare: to call a meeting, indire una riunione; to call an election, indire le elezioni generali; to call a strike, proclamare uno sciopero8 dare ( un nome) a; chiamare; mettere ( un nome) a: We're going to call her Lucy, la chiameremo Lucy; What are we going to call the new model?, che nome daremo al nuovo modello?9 chiamare (con un dato nome, titolo, ecc.): I was always called by my surname, venivo sempre chiamata per cognome; DIALOGO → - Arriving for a meeting- Please, call me Sheila, la prego, mi chiami Sheila10 (al passivo) chiamarsi; avere nome; (rif. a soprannome, ecc.) essere chiamato, essere detto; ( di libro, film, ecc.) intitolarsi, essere intitolato, avere come titolo: What's this thing called?, come si chiama questo?; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- What's the book called?, qual è il titolo del libro?; His friend was called Jasper, il suo amico si chiamava Jasper; King John, also called John Lackland, Re Giovanni, detto anche Giovanni Senzaterra11 definire; dire; chiamare: I wouldn't call him a close friend, non lo definirei un amico intimo; That's what I call a miracle, io questo lo chiamo (o per me è) un miracolo; She calls herself an artist, si definisce un'artista; dice di essere un'artistaB v. i.3 telefonare; chiamare: I'm calling about your ad, telefono per il suo annuncio; Where was he calling from?, da dove chiamava?; DIALOGO → - On the phone- Who's calling, please?, scusi, chi parla?4 andare; venire; passare; far visita; andare a trovare: Has anybody called?, è venuto nessuno?; The nurse called every day, l'infermiera passava tutti i giorni; to call at the bank, passare in banca; to call into the post office, passare all'ufficio postale; We called on our neighbours to see if everything was all right, siamo passati dai vicini per vedere se andava tutto bene● to call sb. 's attention to st., richiamare l'attenzione di q. su qc. □ to call the banns, fare le pubblicazioni (matrimoniali) □ to call sb. 's bluff ► bluff (3) □ (fin.) to call bonds, riscattare obbligazioni □ (leg.) to call a case, chiamare una causa; fissare un'udienza □ (telef., USA) to call collect, fare una telefonata a carico del destinatario □ (aeron., trasp.) to call a flight, annunciare un volo □ to call a halt, dare l'alt; fermare □ to call into being, dar vita a; creare □ to call into play, chiamare in gioco; mettere in moto □ to call into (o in) question, mettere in dubbio □ to call it ( seguito da una cifra), fare…; Let's call it $100, facciamo cento dollari □ (fam.) to call it a day, aver lavorato abbastanza; fare punto (e basta); chiuderla lì: It's getting dark: let's call it a day!, si fa buio: chiudiamola qui; DIALOGO → - In a meeting- I think we'll call it a day there, credo che concluderemo qui □ to call it quits, considerarsi pari; chiudere la faccenda; chiuderla lì; ( anche) farla finita, lasciare tutto, chiudere: Take these ten pounds and let's call it quits, prendi queste dieci sterline e chiudiamola lì □ to call sb. names, insultare q. □ (fam. USA) to call the shots, essere quello che decide, che comanda; comandare □ to call a spade a spade, dire pane al pane; parlare chiaro □ to call to account, chiamare alla resa dei conti; chiedere conto a q. (di qc.) □ to call to arms, chiamare alle armi □ to call to mind, richiamare alla mente (o alla memoria) □ to call to order, richiamare all'ordine □ to call the tune, essere quello che decide, che comanda; comandare; dirigere la musica □ to call st. one's own, dire che qc. ci appartiene: The study was the only place I could call my own, lo studio era l'unico posto che potevo dire (o che fosse) veramente mio □ (leg., in GB) to be called to the Bar, essere ammesso all'esercizio della professione forense □ (leg., in GB) to be called within the Bar, essere nominato ► «King's (o Queen's) Counsel» (► counsel) □ (eufem. fam.) Don't call us, we'll call you, la chiameremo noi; le faremo sapere ( equivalente a una risposta negativa data a un candidato, un postulante, ecc.) □ ( radio) London calling, qui Londra. -
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1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) llamar2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) llamar3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) llamar4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) hacer una visita6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) llamar7) ((in card games) to bid.) marcar, declarar
2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) llamada5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) llamada6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) necesidad, motivo•- caller- calling
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- call off
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- call up
- give someone a call
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call1 n1. grito / llamada2. llamada telefónica3. visitacall2 vb1. llamar / gritar2. llamar por teléfono / telefonear3. llamarwhat's your dog called? ¿cómo se llama tu perro?4. visitar / pasar a vertr[kɔːl]1 (shout, cry) grito, llamada2 (by telephone) llamada (telefónica)3 (of bird) reclamo■ there's not much call for typewriters nowadays hoy en día no hay mucha demanda de máquinas de escribir6 (request, demand) llamamiento7 (short visit) visita■ the doctor has several (house) calls to make el médico tiene que hacer varias visitas (a domicilio)1 (shout) llamar2 (by telephone) llamar3 (summon - meeting, strike, election) convocar; (announce - flight) anunciar4 (send for - police etc) llamar5 (name, describe as) llamar■ what have they called their baby? ¿qué nombre le han puesto al bebé?■ what's Peter's girlfriend called? ¿cómo se llama la novia de Peter?■ what's this called in Spanish? ¿cómo se llama esto en español?1 (shout) llamar■ why didn't you come when I called? ¿por qué no viniste cuando te llamé?2 (by phone) llamar■ who's calling please? ¿de parte de quién?3 (visit) pasar, hacer una visita4 (train) parar (at, en)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlet's call it a day démoslo por terminado, dejémoslolet's call it quits dejémoslo estarthe call of duty la llamada del deberto answer a call of nature hacer sus necesidadesto be on call estar de guardiato call a halt to something atajar algo, acabar con algoto call for something/somebody pasar a recoger algo/a alguiento call in on somebody ir a ver a alguiento call oneself considerarseto call somebody names poner verde a alguien, insultar a alguiento call somebody to account pedirle cuentas a alguiento call somebody's bluff devolver la pelota a alguiento call something into question poner algo en dudato call something one's own tener algo de propiedadto call something to mind traer algo a la memoriato call the shots / call the tune llevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantanteto give somebody a call llamar a alguiento have first call on something tener prioridad sobre algoto have too many calls on one's time tener muchas obligaciones, estar muy ocupado,-ato pay a call on ir a ver a alguien, hacer una visita a alguienwhat time do you call this? ¿qué horas son éstas?call box SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cabina telefónicacall girl prostitutacall ['kɔl] vi1) cry, shout: gritar, vociferar2) visit: hacer (una) visita, visitar3)to call for : exigir, requerir, necesitarit calls for patience: requiere mucha pacienciacall vt1) summon: llamar, convocar2) telephone: llamar por teléfono, telefonear3) name: llamar, apodarcall n1) shout: grito m, llamada f2) : grito m (de un animal), reclamo m (de un pájaro)3) summons: llamada f4) demand: llamado m, petición f5) visit: visita f6) decision: decisión f (en deportes)n.• llamada (Teléfono) s.f.• llamamiento s.m.• reclamo s.m.• toque s.m.• visita s.f.expr.• estar sobre el tapete expr.• reprender v.v.• apellidar v.• convocar v.• decir v.(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-pp: dichofut/c: dir-•)• intitular v.• invitar v.• llamar (Teléfono) v.• pasar lista v.• titular v.kɔːl
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1) ( by telephone) llamada fto make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)
will you take the call? — ( talk to somebody) ¿le paso la llamada?; ( accept charges) ¿acepta la llamada?
local/long-distance call — llamada urbana/interurbana
2)a) ( of person - cry) llamada f, llamado m (AmL); (- shout) grito m3)a) ( summons)to be on call — estar* de guardia
beyond the call of duty — más de lo que el deber exigía (or exige etc) (frml)
b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)5) ( claim)6) (usu with neg)a) ( reason) motivo mb) ( demand) demanda f7) ( visit) visita fto pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien
8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)
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1) ( shout) llamar2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamarfor more information call us on o at 341-6920 — para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920
don't call us, we'll call you — (set phrase) ya lo llamaremos
4) (name, describe as) llamarwe call her Betty — la llamamos or (esp AmL) le decimos Betty
what are you going to call the baby? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?
what is this called in Italian? — ¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?
are you calling me a liar? — ¿me estás llamando mentiroso?
he calls himself an artist, but... — se dice or se considera un artista pero...
what sort of time do you call this? — ¿éstas son horas de llegar?
shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares
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vi1) \<\<person\>\> llamarto call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara
2) (by telephone, radio) llamarwho's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?
3) ( visit) pasar•Phrasal Verbs:- call at- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up[kɔːl]1. N1) (=cry) llamada f, llamado m (LAm); (=shout) grito m ; [of bird] canto m, reclamo m ; (imitating bird's cry) reclamo m ; (imitating animal's cry) chilla f•
they came at my call — acudieron a mi llamada•
please give me a call at seven — (in hotel) despiérteme a las siete, por favor; (at friend's) llámame a las siete•
within call — al alcance de la voz2) (Telec) llamada fto make a call — llamar (por teléfono), hacer una llamada, telefonear (esp LAm)
3) (=appeal, summons, invitation) llamamiento m, llamado (LAm); (Aer) (for flight) anuncio m ; (Theat) (to actor) llamamiento m•
to answer the call — (Rel) acudir al llamamiento•
the boat sent out a call for help — el barco emitió una llamada de socorro•
to be on call — (=on duty) estar de guardia; (=available) estar disponiblemoney on call — dinero m a la vista
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the minister sent out a call to the country to remain calm — el ministro hizo un llamamiento al país para que conservara la calma4) (=lure) llamada f•
to answer the call of nature — euph hacer sus necesidades fisiológicas5) (=visit) (also Med) visita f•
the boat makes a call at Vigo — el barco hace escala en Vigo•
to pay a call on sb — ir a ver a algn, hacer una visita a algn6) (=need) motivo m•
you had no call to say that — no tenías motivo alguno para decir eso•
there isn't much call for these now — hay poca demanda de estos ahora8) (=claim)•
to have first call on sth — (resources etc) tener prioridad en algo; (when buying it) tener opción de compra sobre algo9) (Bridge) marca f, voz fwhose call is it? — ¿a quién le toca declarar?
10)- have a close call2. VT1) (=shout out) [+ name, person] llamar, gritarattention 1., 1), halt 1., 1), name 1., 2), shot 2., 4), tune 1., 1)did you call me? — ¿me llamaste?
2) (=summon) [+ doctor, taxi] llamar; [+ meeting, election] convocar•
he felt called to serve God — se sentía llamado a servir al Señor3) (Telec) llamar (por teléfono)don't call us, we'll call you — no se moleste en llamar, nosotros le llamaremos
4) (=announce) [+ flight] anunciar5) (=waken) despertar, llamarplease call me at eight — me llama or despierta a las ocho, por favor
6) (=name, describe) llamarwhat are you called? — ¿cómo te llamas?
what are they calling him? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner?
are you calling me a liar? — ¿me está diciendo que soy un mentiroso?, ¿me está llamando mentiroso?
7) (=consider)•
I call it an insult — para mí eso es un insultolet's call it £50 — quedamos en 50 libras
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what time do you call this? — iro ¿qué hora crees que es?•
call yourself a friend? — iro ¿y tú dices que eres un amigo?8) [+ result] (of election, race) hacer público, anunciarit's too close to call — la cosa está muy igualada or reñida
9) (Bridge) declarar10) (US) (Sport) [+ game] suspender3. VI1) (=shout) [person] llamar; (=cry, sing) [bird] cantardid you call? — ¿me llamaste?
2) (Telec)who's calling? — ¿de parte de quién?, ¿quién (le) llama?
London calling — (Rad) aquí Londres
3) (=visit) pasar (a ver)please call again — (Comm) gracias por su visita
4.CPDcall centre N — (Brit) (Telec) centro m de atención al cliente, call centre m
call girl N — prostituta f (que concierta citas por teléfono)
call letters NPL — (US) (Telec) letras fpl de identificación, indicativo m
call loan N — (Econ) préstamo m cobrable a la vista
call money N — (Econ) dinero m a la vista
call number N — (US) [of library book] número m de catalogación
call option N — (St Ex) opción f de compra a precio fijado
call sign N — (Rad) (señal f de) llamada f
call signal N — (Telec) código m de llamada
- call at- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up* * *[kɔːl]
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1) ( by telephone) llamada fto make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)
will you take the call? — ( talk to somebody) ¿le paso la llamada?; ( accept charges) ¿acepta la llamada?
local/long-distance call — llamada urbana/interurbana
2)a) ( of person - cry) llamada f, llamado m (AmL); (- shout) grito m3)a) ( summons)to be on call — estar* de guardia
beyond the call of duty — más de lo que el deber exigía (or exige etc) (frml)
b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)5) ( claim)6) (usu with neg)a) ( reason) motivo mb) ( demand) demanda f7) ( visit) visita fto pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien
8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)
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1) ( shout) llamar2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamarfor more information call us on o at 341-6920 — para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920
don't call us, we'll call you — (set phrase) ya lo llamaremos
4) (name, describe as) llamarwe call her Betty — la llamamos or (esp AmL) le decimos Betty
what are you going to call the baby? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?
what is this called in Italian? — ¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?
are you calling me a liar? — ¿me estás llamando mentiroso?
he calls himself an artist, but... — se dice or se considera un artista pero...
what sort of time do you call this? — ¿éstas son horas de llegar?
shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares
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vi1) \<\<person\>\> llamarto call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara
2) (by telephone, radio) llamarwho's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?
3) ( visit) pasar•Phrasal Verbs:- call at- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up -
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1. I1) 1 heard smb. calling я слышал, что кто-то звал /кричал/; did you hear me call? вы слышали, как я звал?; obey when duty calls подчиняться требованию долга /, когда призывает долг/; [this is] London calling говорит Лондон2) did anybody call? кто-нибудь приходил /был/?; he was out when I called его не было [дома], когда я заходил2. IIcall at some time call often (seldom, again, etc.) заходить /наведываться/ часто и т. д.; I'll call tomorrow я забегу завтра; has the laundry called yet? из прачечной уже приезжали?; very few neighbours have called yet нас пока навестили еще очень немногие соседи; call somewhere call there заходить туда; all sorts of people call here сюда заходят всякие люди3. III1) call smb., smth. call a dog (the boys, etc.) звать /окликать, подзывать/ собаку и т. д.; I called him but he didn't hear me я крикнул ему, но он меня не услышал; your mother is calling you тебя зовет мать; call a doctor (a witness, the police, a taxi, etc.) вызывать врача и т. д., call smb.'s name окликать кого-л. по имени, выкрикивать чье-л. имя; call a register делать перекличку; call a meeting созывать собрание; call a strike объявлять забастовку2) call smb., smth. usually in the interrogative what are you going to call the baby? как вы собираетесь назвать ребенка?; what do you call this flower? как называется этот цветок?; I don't know what to call it не знаю, как это назвать3) call smb. will you call me or shall I call you? вы мне позвоните или я вам?4. IV1) call smb. in some manner call smb. persistently (urgently, frantically, etc.) настоятельно и т. д. звать кого-л.; call smb. together созывать кого-л.; call smb. somewhere call smb. aside отзывать кого-л. в сторону; call smb. down попросить кого-л. сойти вниз; call smb. inприглашать кого-л. войти; call the children in позовите детей домой /в дом/; call smb. at some time he asked to call him early он просил разбудить его рано2) call smb. at some time please call me tomorrow пожалуйста, позвоните мне завтра [по телефону]5. V1) call smb. smth., smb. call smb. a taxi (a cab, a doctor, etc.) вызывать кому-л. /для кого-л./ такси и т. д.2) call smb. smth., smb. call the baby Mary (the dog Rex, etc.) называть ребенка [именем] Мэри и т. д.; his name is Richard but we all call him Dick его имя Ричард, но мы все зовем его Диком; call smb. a liar (a fool, a rogue, a child, everything under the sun, a miser, an ass, etc.) называть /обзывать/ кого-л. лжецом и т. д.).3) call smth. smb., smth. call it a swindle (that a low-down trick, her a slut, that a shame, this a very good house, etc.) считать /называть/ это мошенничеством и т. д.; do you call English an easy language? вы считаете /можете назвать/ английский язык легким?; I call that show a success по-моему, спектакль имел успех; this is what I call real coffee вот это я называю настоящим кофе6. VIcall smth. as possessing some quality call smth. fair (dishonest, mean, nice, etc.) считать что-л. справедливым и т. д.; I don't call this cheap я не нахожу, что это дешево7. VIIcall smb. to do smth. call the police to stop the fight (him to witness the event, etc.) позвать полицию, чтобы прекратить драку и т. д., call smth. to do smth. he called her name to see if she was at home он позвал ее по имени, чтобы проверить, дома ли она /чтобы убедиться, что она дома/8. XI1) be called in some manner the singer was called three times певца вызывали три раза; be called somewhere be called to the manager (before the judge, before the committee, to the Ministry, etc.) быть вызванным к управляющему и т. д.; I was called home on urgent business меня вызвали домой по срочному делу; the ambassador was called home посол был отозван; be called to smth. his attention was called to the dangerous state of the building ему указали /его внимание обратили/ на аварийное состояние здания; the meeting was called to order by the chairman председатель призвал собрание к порядку; be called for some time the meeting was called for Monday собрание было назначено на понедельник be called into being быть вызванным к жизни, возникнуть; the plant was called into being by war requirements этот завод появился в ответ на требования военного времени2) be called smth. be called John (Магу, etc.) зваться Джоном и т. д.; what is it called? как это называется?; the book is called "The Gadfly" книга называется "Овод"; be called after smb. fin smb.'s honour/ be called after smb.'s mother (after smb.'s uncle, etc.) быть названным в честь матери и т. д.3) be called smb., smth. be called the best writer of the period (a scholar, an outstanding scientist, a marvel, the most beautiful city, etc.) считаться /слыть/ лучшим писателем своего времени и т. д.; Chaucer is called the Father of English Poetry Чосера называют отцом английской поэзии4) be called (up)on [by smb.]' I don't like to be called on before 11 a. m. я не люблю, когда ко мне приходят до одиннадцати утра; we were called on by the neighbours нас навестили /к нам зашли/ соседи; be called for the letter (the parcel, books, etc.) will be called for за письмом и т. д. придут /зайдут/; this envelope is to be left till called for конверт лежит /остается/ здесь, пока за ним не придут5) be called for strong measures (drastic steps, etc.) are called for необходимы /нужны, требуются/ решительные меры и т. д.; you must take such steps as seem to be called for вы должны предпринять необходимые шаги; an explanation is called for a данном случае не обойтись без объяснений; no excuses are called for объяснений не требуется; if a second edition is called for если возникнет необходимость во втором издании; be called (up)on to do smth. be called upon to speak (to do so many things, to take part in it, etc.) оказаться вынужденным выступить и т. д.; my friend was called upon to make a report моего друга попросили выступить с отчетом /с докладом/; he felt called upon to speak он счел себя не в праве промолчать; I was never called on to play мне ни разу не пришлось играть; I feel called upon to warn you я чувствую себя обязанным предупредить вас9. XIIIcall to do smth. I called to see how you were (to see you, to know whether you wanted anything, etc.) я заходил, чтобы узнать, как вы поживаете и т. д.', а man has called to read the electric power meter приходил какой-то человек снять показания счетчика10. XVI1) call for smth., smb. call for a taxi (for a cab, etc.) позвать /остановить/ такси и т. д., call for help звать на помощь; call for smb. звать кого-л.; call to smb. I called to him but he appeared not to hear я его окликнул, но он, казалось, не слышал; call to smb. to do smth. /for smth./ he called to me to help /for help/ он позвал меня на помощь; call to smth. the trumpet called to battle труба звала в бой; call from some place call from the roof (from downstairs, from upstairs, etc.) кричать с крыши и т. д.; call across smth. call across a river (across the street, across the hall, etc.) звать /кричать/ с того берега реки и т. д.', call upon smb. I now call upon Mr. Smith я предоставляю слово господину Смиту, слово имеет господин Смит2) call at some place call at smb.'s house (at the hotel, at an office, at a shop, at the library, etc.) заходить к кому-л. домой и т. д.;I will call at the post office on my way home я зайду на почту по дороге домой; the train calls at every station поезд останавливается на каждой станции; the boat calls at intermediate ports пароход заходит в промежуточные порты; call (up)on smb. call on a friend (on us, on him without an invitation, on her with a letter of introduction, etc.) заходить к другу /приятелю/ и т. д.', I shall call on him personally я сам к нему загляну; they are not people one can call upon они не такие люди, к которым можно зайти запросто; we must call on our new neighbour нам надо навестить нашего нового соседа; call at some time call at noon (at three o'clock, etc.) заходить в полдень и т. д.; call for some time call for a moment (for a minute, etc.) зайти / заскочить/ на минутку и т. д.; call for smth., smb. call for the parcel (for one's pipe, for her, etc.) заходить за посылкой и т. д., call for orders явиться за указаниями; he called for me with a car он заехал за мной на машине; I'll call for you at your house я заеду или зайду за вами домой3) callf rom some place call from a pay booth (from a pay station, from Leningrad, etc.) (по-)звонить [по телефону] из автомата и т. д.4) call on smb. I hope we shall not have to call on you я надеюсь, нам не придется прибегать к вашим услугам, обращаться к вам [за помощью]; call ( up)on smth. call on smb.'s help (on smb.'s services, etc.) прибегать к чьей-л. помощи и т. д.; call on smb.'s knowledge (on smb.'s skill, etc.) использовать чьи-л. звания и т.д., I had to call upon all my strength мне пришлось напрячь все силы; call on smb. for smth. call on you for help (on him for a hundred pounds, on her for an explanation, etc.) обращаться к вам за помощью и т. д., call on him for a speech просить его выступить; call (up)on smb. to do smth. call upon us to help / (up)on us to give assistance/ (upon them to defend the country, upon the rebels to surrender, etc.) взывать к нам о помощи и т. д.; you must call on him to apologize вы должны потребовать, чтобы он извинился; the teacher called on him to answer учитель вызвал его отвечать5) call for smth. call for a discussion (for a three-power conference, for an increase of salary, for reduction of prices, etc.) выступать с требованием провести дискуссию /обсуждение/ и т. д.; call for drastic measures (for prompt action, for immediate solution, for a cool head, etc.) требовать решительных мер и т. д.; the situation calls for tact and patience в такой ситуации необходимы такт и терпение /нужно вооружиться тактом и терпением/; the results of the experiment called for a discussion было необходимо обсудить результаты опыта11. XVIIIcall oneself smb., smth. call oneself a colonel (a philosopher, a scholar, etc.) называть себя полковником и т.д., назваться полковником и т. д.12. XXI11) call smb. (in)to smth. call the children into the house (the messenger into the office, the girl (in)to the garden, etc.) звать детей в дом и т. д.; will you call the family to dinner? будьте добры позвать всех обедать; they called him to the Ministry его вызвали в министерство; call smth. smb. for smb. call a taxi for me (a doctor for him, etc.) вызовите мне такси и т.д., would you call the porter for me? будьте добры, позовите мне носильщика; call smb. by smth. call him by wireless (her by a letter, etc.) вызвать его телеграммой и т. д., call smb. at some time call smb. at six o'clock (early in the morning, etc.) (разбудить кого-л. в шесть часов и т. д.; call smth. for fame time call a meeting for August (the session for three o'clock, etc.) созывать /назначать/ собрание на август и т. д.2) call smth., smb. to smth. call the meeting to order (the class to order, etc.) призывать собрание к порядку и т. д.; three times during the lesson the teacher had to call one of the pupils to attention три раза за время урока преподавателю пришлось обратиться к ученику /окликнуть ученика/, чтобы он не отвлекался; call smb. to account призвать кого-л. к ответу; call smth., smb. to mind вспоминать что-л., кого-л.; I can't call this scene to mind я не могу вспомнить эту сцену; call smb.'s attention to the picture (to the unusual man, etc.) обращать чье-л. внимание на картину и т.д., please call attention to any errors that you find просьба сообщать о всех замеченных ошибках; she tried not to call attention to herself она старалась не привлекать к себе внимания3) || call smth. into being /into existence/ создать что-л., вызвать /пробудить/ что-л. к жизни; better living conditions called into being new and wider Interest вследствие улучшения условий жизни возникли / появились/ новые, более широкие интересы4) call smb. by some name call the child by the name of Paul (him by his brother's name, etc.) назвать ребенка именем Поль /Полем/ и т. д.; don't call me by my first name не называйте меня no имени; call smb., smth. after smb., smth. call the child after his father (the town after the first settler, etc.) называть ребенка именем /в честь/ отца и т. д.; call smth. in some language what do you call this in Russian? как это называется по-русски? id call things by their true /proper/ names называть вещи своими именами5) call smb. from somewhere call smb. from London (from out of town, etc.) (позвонить кому-л. из Лондона и т. д.; I am calling from a pay station я звоню) с переговорной || call smb. on the telephone позвонить кому-л. по телефону13. XXVI1) call smth. what... you can call it what you like можете называть это, как хотите2) call smb. when... (if..., etc.) call me when you arrive (if he comes, etc.) позвоните мне, когда приедете и т. д.14. XXVII21) call on smb. while... (when..., etc.) someone called on you while /when/ you were out кто-то приходил к вам, пока вас не было2) call on smb. whenever (if..., etc.) whenever (if) you need help, feel free to call on me когда бы вам ни понадобилась помощь ( если вам понадобится помощь), не стесняйтесь обратиться ко мне -
4 call
1. intransitive verb1) (shout) rufencall [out] for help — um Hilfe rufen
call [out] for somebody — nach jemandem rufen
2) (pay brief visit) [kurz] besuchen (at Akk.); vorbeikommen (ugs.) (at bei); [Zug:] halten (at in + Dat.)call at a port/station — einen Hafen anlaufen/an einem Bahnhof halten
call on somebody — jemanden besuchen; bei jemandem vorbeigehen (ugs.)
the postman called to deliver a parcel — der Postbote war da und brachte ein Päckchen
call round — vorbeikommen (ugs.)
3) (telephone)thank you for calling — vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!; (broadcast)
2. transitive verbthis is London calling — hier spricht od. ist London
1) (cry out) rufen; aufrufen [Namen, Nummer]2) (cry to) rufen [Person]call somebody's bluff — es darauf ankommen lassen (ugs.)
that was called in question — das wurde infrage gestellt od. in Zweifel gezogen
please call me a taxi or call a taxi for me — bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi
4) (radio/telephone) rufen/anrufen; (initially) Kontakt aufnehmen mitdon't call us, we'll call you — wir sagen Ihnen Bescheid
5) (rouse) wecken6) (announce) einberufen [Konferenz]; ausrufen [Streik]call a halt to something — mit etwas Schluss machen
7) (name) nennenhe is called Bob — er heißt Bob
8) (consider) nennen3. noun1) (shout, cry) Ruf, dercan you give me a call at 6 o'clock? — können Sie mich um 6 Uhr wecken?
remain/be within call — in Rufweite bleiben/sein
2) (of bugle, whistle) Signal, das3) (visit) Besuch, dermake or pay a call on somebody, make or pay somebody a call — jemanden besuchen
have to pay a call — (coll.): (need lavatory) mal [verschwinden] müssen (ugs.)
5) (invitation, summons) Aufruf, derthe call of the sea/the wild — der Ruf des Meeres/der Wildnis
have many calls on one's purse/time — finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein
it's your call — du musst ansagen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/10288/call_away">call away- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) rufen3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) rufen4) (to summon; to ask( someone) to come( by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) anfragen, kommen lassen5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) kurz besuchen6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) anrufen2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) der Ruf2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) der Lockruf4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) der Anruf6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) die Nachfrage7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!)•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *I. NOUNwere there any \calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?international/local \call Auslands-/Ortsgespräch ntofficial/private \call Dienst-/Privatgespräch ntto give sb a \call jdn anrufento make a \call telefonierento receive a \call einen Anruf erhalten, angerufen werdenthe radio station received a lot of \calls bei dem Radiosender gingen viele Anrufe einto return a \call zurückrufento return sb's \call jdn zurückrufento take a \call ein Gespräch annehmen [o entgegennehmenport of \call Anlaufhafen msales \call Vertreterbesuch mto make \calls Hausbesuche machento pay a \call on sb bei jdm vorbeischauen fam3. (request to come)to be on \call Bereitschaft [o Bereitschaftsdienst] habento receive a \call firemen, police zu einem Einsatz gerufen werden; doctor, nurse zu einem Hausbesuch gerufen werdenthe whale has a very distinctive \call Wale geben ganz charakteristische Laute von sicha \call for help ein Hilferuf mto give sb a \call jdn rufenwithin \call in Rufweite [o Hörweitethe \call of the desert/sea/wild der Ruf der Wüste/See/Wildnisto answer the \call seiner Berufung folgento give sb a [morning] \call jdn [morgens] weckento have many \calls on one's time zeitlich sehr beansprucht seinthere was no \call to shout es war nicht nötig zu schreienthere's no \call for you to use that language! du brauchst gar nicht so derb zu werden!what \call is there for you to get annoyed? warum ärgern Sie sich?to have no \call for sth keinen Grund für etw akk habenthere are already \calls for a strike in the mining industry im Bergbau wird bereits zum Streik aufgerufen\call for bids ECON öffentliche Ausschreibung14. STOCKEX (demand for payment) Aufruf m, Einzahlungsaufforderung f, Zahlungsaufforderung f; (option to buy) Kaufoption f, Vorprämie f fachspr\call option Kaufoption f\call price Rücknahmekurs m\call purchase [or sale] Erwerb m einer Kaufoption\call rule Schlusskurs m\call for funds Einforderung f von Geldern\call for payment Einforderung f\call for subscribed capital Einzahlungsaufforderung fto exercise one's \call seine Kaufoption ausübenat \call auf Abruf, sofort fälligmoney at [or on] \call Tagesgeld ntit's your call ( fam) das ist deine Entscheidung [o entscheidest du]we had a hard \call to make wir mussten eine schwierige Entscheidung treffento be a judgement \call AM eine Frage der Beurteilung seinhe is ten years' \call er ist seit zehn Jahren [als Anwalt] zugelassen17.I've got him at my beck and \call er tanzt völlig nach meiner PfeifeII. TRANSITIVE VERB1.don't \call us, we'll \call you wir melden uns bei Ihnento \call sb collect AM jdn per R-Gespräch anrufen2. (name)▪ to \call sth/sb sth:they've \called their daughter Katherine sie haben ihre Tochter Katherine genanntwhat's that actor \called again? wie heißt dieser Schauspieler nochmal?what's that \called in Spanish? wie heißt [o nennt man] das auf Spanisch?what do you call this new dance? wie heißt dieser neue Tanz?no one \calls him by his real name niemand nennt ihn bei seinem richtigen Namenshe's \called by her second name, Jane sie wird mit ihrem zweiten Namen Jane gerufento \call sb names jdn beschimpfen3. (regard, describe as)▪ to \call sth/sb sth:you \call this a meal? das nennst du ein Essen?he got off with a fine, and they \call that justice! er kam mit einer Geldstrafe davon, und so etwas nennt sich [dann] Gerechtigkeit!I'm not \calling you a liar ich sage [o behaupte] nicht, dass du lügstdon't \call me stupid! nenn mich nicht Dummkopf!I can't remember exactly but let's \call it £10 ich weiß es nicht mehr genau, aber sagen wir mal 10 Pfundto \call sb a close friend jdn als guten Freund/gute Freundin bezeichnen4. (shout)▪ to \call sth etw rufen▪ to \call sth at [or to] sb jdm etw zurufenI \called at [or to] him not to be late ich rief ihm zu, er solle nicht zu spät kommento \call insults at sb jdn lautstark beschimpfen5. (read aloud)to \call a list eine Liste verlesento call a name/number einen Namen/eine Nummer aufrufen [o verlesen]to \call the roll die Anwesenheitsliste durchgehen6. (summon)▪ to \call sb jdn rufenplease wait over there until I \call you warten Sie bitte dort drüben, bis ich Sie aufrufeI was \called to an emergency meeting ich wurde zu einer dringenden Sitzung gerufento \call sb to dinner jdn zum Abendessen rufento \call a doctor/a taxi einen Arzt/ein Taxi kommen lassento \call an expert einen Sachverständigen beiziehen7. (bring)to \call sb's attention to sth jds Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk lenkento \call sth into being etw ins Leben rufento \call attention to oneself auf sich akk aufmerksam machento \call sth to mind (recall) sich dat etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen; (remember) sich akk an etw akk erinnernto \call sth into play etw ins Spiel bringen; (get under way) etw in die Wege leitento \call sth into question etw infrage stellen8. (summon to office)▪ to be \called [to do sth] ausersehen [o auserwählt] sein [etw zu tun]to be \called to an office auf einen Posten [o in ein Amt] berufen werden9. (wake)▪ to \call sb jdn wecken10. (give orders for)to \call an election Wahlen ansetzen [o geh anberaumen]to \call a halt to a development/to fighting ( form) einer Entwicklung/kämpferischen Auseinandersetzungen Einhalt gebieten gehthey had to \call a halt to the match because of the heavy rain wegen des starken Regens musste das Spiel abgebrochen werdento \call a meeting eine Versammlung einberufento \call a strike einen Streik ausrufen▪ to \call sb on sth jdn auf etw akk ansprechen; (show disapproval) jdn wegen einer S. gen zur Rede stellen12. SPORTto \call a ball (in baseball) einen Ball gebento \call the game AM das Spiel abbrechento \call a shot a goal ein Tor gebento \call a loan/mortgage die Ablösung eines Darlehens/einer Hypothek fordern14. LAWto \call sb to the bar BRIT jdn als Anwalt zulassento \call a case eine Sache [bei Gericht] aufrufento \call the jury die Geschworenen berufento \call a witness einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin aufrufento \call sb as a witness jdn als Zeugen benennen [o vorladen15.▶ to \call sb's bluff (ask to prove sth) jdn beim Wort nehmen; (challenge to do sth) jdn auf die Probe stellenlet's \call it a day! Schluss für heute!III. INTRANSITIVE VERB1. (telephone) anrufenwho's \calling, please? wer ist am Apparat?I've been \calling all morning ich habe den ganzen Vormittag herumtelefoniertto \call collect AM ein R-Gespräch führenthe doctor \called and gave me an injection der Arzt war da und hat mir eine Spritze gegeben▪ to \call to sb jdm zurufen4. (summon)▪ to \call to sb nach jdm rufen5. ECON, FIN einen Kredit kündigen* * *abbr computergestütztes Sprachlernen* * *call [kɔːl]A sfor nach):call for help Hilferuf;within call in Rufweite;they came at my call sie kamen auf mein Rufen hin;the doctor had a call this morning der Arzt wurde heute Morgen zu einem Patienten gerufen2. (Lock)Ruf m (eines Tieres)3. fig Lockung f, Ruf m:that’s the call of nature das ist etwas ganz Natürliches;he felt a call of nature euph hum er verspürte ein menschliches Rühren;he answered the call of nature euph hum er verrichtete sein Geschäft;4. Signal n:5. fig Berufung f, Mission f7. Aufruf m (auch für einen Flug und Computer) ( for an akk; to do zu zu tun), Aufforderung f, Befehl m:make a call for sth zu etwas aufrufen;make a call on eine Aufforderung richten an (akk);last call! US (in einer Bar etc) die letzten Bestellungen!, (etwa) Polizeistunde!; → order A 7, restraint 38. THEAT Herausruf m, Vorhang m:he had many calls er bekam viele Vorhängemake a call einen Besuch machen (auch Arzt);10. SCHIFF Anlaufen n (eines Hafens), FLUG Anfliegen n (eines Flughafens):11. neg.a) Veranlassung f, Grund m:there is no call for you to worry du brauchst dir keine Sorgen zu machenb) Recht n, Befugnis f:he had no call to do that er war nicht befugt, das zu tun12. Inanspruchnahme f:make many calls on sb’s time jemandes Zeit oft in Anspruch nehmen14. TEL Anruf m, Gespräch n:be on call telefonisch erreichbar sein;were there any calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?;give sb a call jemanden anrufen;I had three calls ich wurde dreimal angerufen;make a call ein Gespräch führen, telefonieren;can I make a call? kann ich mal telefonieren?;I have a quick (an urgent) call to make ich muss schnell mal (dringend) telefonieren15. Kartenspiel:a) Ansage f16. WIRTSCHa) Zahlungsaufforderung fb) Abruf m (auch allg), Kündigung f (von Geldern):money at call tägliches Geld, Tagesgeld n;be on call Dienstbereitschaft haben (Arzt etc)c) Einlösungsaufforderung f (auf Schuldverschreibungen)have the first call fig den Vorrang haben18. SPORTa) Entscheidung f (des Schiedsrichters)b) Pfiff m (des Schiedsrichters)B v/tcall sth after (to) sb jemandem etwas nachrufen (zurufen);2. zu einem Streik etc aufrufen4. eine Versammlung, Pressekonferenz etc einberufen, anberaumen5. jemanden wecken:please call me at 7 o’clock6. Tiere (an)locken9. a) JUR eine Streitsache, Zeugen aufrufen10. WIRTSCH eine Schuldverschreibung etc einfordern, kündigen12. jemanden oder etwas rufen, nennen:after nach);a man called Smith ein Mann namens Smith;call sth one’s own etwas sein Eigen nennen;13. (be)nennen, bezeichnen (als):what do you call this? wie heißt oder nennt man das?;call it what you will wie auch immer man es nennen will14. nennen, finden, heißen, halten für:15. jemanden etwas schimpfen, heißen, schelten:16. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe ansagen:call sb’s hand (Poker) jemanden auffordern, seine Karten auf den Tisch zu legenthe umpire called the ball out (Tennis) der Schiedsrichter gab den Ball ausC v/i1. rufen:did you call? hast du gerufen?for nach):call for help um Hilfe rufen:the situation calls for courage die Lage erfordert Mut;that calls for a drink das muss begossen werden;duty calls die Pflicht ruft;3. vorsprechen, einen (kurzen) Besuch machen ( beide:on sb, at sb’s [house] bei jemandem;at the hospital im Krankenhaus):call on sb jemanden besuchen, jemandem einen Besuch abstatten;has he called yet? ist er schon da gewesen?;a) etwas anfordern, bestellen,b) jemanden, etwas abholen;4. call ata) SCHIFF anlegen in (dat):call at a port einen Hafen anlaufenb) BAHN halten in (dat)5. call (up)ona) sich wenden an (akk)( for sth um etwas oder wegen einer Sache), appellieren an (akk) ( to do zu tun):be called upon to do sth aufgefordert sein, etwas zu tun;I feel called upon ich fühle mich genötigt ( to do zu tun)6. anrufen, telefonieren:who is calling? mit wem spreche ich?* * *1. intransitive verb1) (shout) rufencall [out] for help — um Hilfe rufen
call [out] for somebody — nach jemandem rufen
2) (pay brief visit) [kurz] besuchen (at Akk.); vorbeikommen (ugs.) (at bei); [Zug:] halten (at in + Dat.)call at a port/station — einen Hafen anlaufen/an einem Bahnhof halten
call on somebody — jemanden besuchen; bei jemandem vorbeigehen (ugs.)
call round — vorbeikommen (ugs.)
3) (telephone)who is calling, please? — wer spricht da, bitte?
thank you for calling — vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!; (broadcast)
2. transitive verbthis is London calling — hier spricht od. ist London
1) (cry out) rufen; aufrufen [Namen, Nummer]2) (cry to) rufen [Person]3) (summon) rufen; (to a duty, to do something) aufrufenthat was called in question — das wurde infrage gestellt od. in Zweifel gezogen
please call me a taxi or call a taxi for me — bitte rufen Sie mir ein Taxi
4) (radio/telephone) rufen/anrufen; (initially) Kontakt aufnehmen mitdon't call us, we'll call you — wir sagen Ihnen Bescheid
5) (rouse) wecken6) (announce) einberufen [Konferenz]; ausrufen [Streik]7) (name) nennen8) (consider) nennen9) (Cards etc.) ansagen3. noun1) (shout, cry) Ruf, derremain/be within call — in Rufweite bleiben/sein
2) (of bugle, whistle) Signal, das3) (visit) Besuch, dermake or pay a call on somebody, make or pay somebody a call — jemanden besuchen
have to pay a call — (coll.): (need lavatory) mal [verschwinden] müssen (ugs.)
5) (invitation, summons) Aufruf, derthe call of the sea/the wild — der Ruf des Meeres/der Wildnis
6) (need, occasion) Anlass, der; Veranlassung, diehave many calls on one's purse/time — finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein
8) (Cards etc.) Ansage, diePhrasal Verbs:- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up* * *n.Anruf -e m.Aufruf -e m.Ruf -e m. (US) v.anklingeln v.anrufen (Telefon) v.telefonieren v. (give a name to) v.heißen v.(§ p.,pp.: hieß, geheißen) v.holen v.rufen v.(§ p.,pp.: rief, gerufen) -
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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) pase lo que pase, sea lo que seawhat1 adj1. quéwhat time is it? ¿qué hora es?what cheese shall I buy? ¿qué queso compro?what is your address? ¿cuál es tu dirección?2. quéwhat a lovely dress! ¡qué vestido más mono!what about...? ¿qué tal...? / ¿qué te parece...?what about a cup of tea? ¿qué tal una taza de té?what2 pron1. qué2. lo quedid you hear what he said? ¿has oído lo que ha dicho?tr[wɒt]1 (direct questions) qué■ what time is it? ¿qué hora es?■ what colour is it? ¿de qué color es?■ what kind of music do you like? ¿qué tipo de música te gusta?■ what film did you see? ¿qué película viste?2 (indirect questions) qué3 (exclamations) qué■ what a man! ¡qué hombre!■ what a smart car! ¡qué coche más chulo!■ what a pity! ¡qué lástima!■ what beautiful flowers! ¡qué flores más preciosas!4 (all the) todo,-a■ what little free time she has she spends with her family el poco tiempo libre que tiene lo pasa con su familia1 (direct questions) qué■ what is it? ¿qué es?■ what do you do? ¿a qué te dedicas?■ what are you doing? ¿qué haces?■ what's your name? ¿cómo te llamas?■ what's that for? ¿para qué sirve eso?■ what does this word mean? ¿qué significa esta palabra?■ what does she look like? ¿cómo es ella?■ what did he say? ¿qué dijo?2 (indirect questions) qué3 lo que1 ¡cómo!■ what! you've lost it! ¡cómo! ¡lo has perdido!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand what not y tal, cosas por el estiloguess what? ¿sabes qué?or what? ¿o qué?to give somebody what for darle a alguien su merecidoto know what's what saber de qué va la cosa, estar al tantowhat about...? ¿qué tal...?, ¿qué te parece...?■ what about Friday? ¿qué tal el viernes?■ what about the cat? ¿y el gato qué?■ what about that drink you owe me? ¿qué hay de la copa que me debes?■ what about seeing a film? ¿qué te parece ver una película?what have you y talwhat if...? ¿y si...?■ what if there's no answer? ¿y si no contestan?what of it? ¿y qué?what with... and... entre... y..., con lo de... y...■ what with the wedding, the fire and everything con lo de la boda, el incendio y todowhat's more y ademáswhat ['hwɑt, 'hwʌt] adv1) how: cómo, cúantowhat he suffered!: ¡cómo sufría!2)what with : entrewhat with one thing and another: entre una cosa y otrawhat adjwhat more do you want?: ¿qué más quieres?what color is it?: ¿de qué color es?what an idea!: ¡qué idea!3) any, whatever: cualquiergive what help you can: da cualquier contribución que puedaswhat pronwhat happened?: ¿qué pasó?what does it cost?: ¿cuánto cuesta?I don't know what to do: no sé que hacerdo what I tell you: haz lo que te digo3)what for why: porqué4)what if : y siwhat if he knows?: ¿y si lo sabe?adj.• cuál adj.pron.• cuál pron.• que pron.• qué pron.
I hwɑːt, wɒt1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
[wɒt]what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
1. PRONOUNa)In direct questions, what can generally be translated by qué with an accent: quéwhat do you want now? — ¿qué quieres ahora?
what's in here? — ¿qué hay aquí dentro?
what is it now? — y ahora ¿qué?
what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?
what's a tractor, Daddy? — ¿qué es un tractor, papá?
Only use [¿qué es...?]/[¿qué son...?] to translate [what is]/[are] when asking for a [definition]. In other contexts use [¿cuál es?]/[¿cuáles son?]:what are capers? — ¿qué son las alcaparras?
what's the capital of Finland? — ¿cuál es la capital de Finlandia?
what's her telephone number? — ¿cuál es su número de teléfono?
However, not all expressions with [what] should be translated literally. Some require [qué] used adjectivally:what were the greatest problems? — ¿cuáles eran los mayores problemas?
what is the difference? — ¿qué diferencia hay?
what are your plans? — ¿qué planes tienes?
what's the Spanish for "pen"? — ¿cómo se dice "pen" en español?
what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?
b) (=how much) cuántowhat will it cost? — ¿cuánto va a costar?
what does it weigh? — ¿cuánto pesa?
what's nine times five? — ¿cuánto es nueve por cinco?
c) (=what did you say) cómo, quéwhat? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso
what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)
d) (Brit) † (as question tag) verdadit's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?
a)In most cases, translate the pronoun what using either qué with an accent or lo que without an accent: qué, lo que•
he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de elloUse [cuál era]/[cuáles son] {etc} instead of [lo que era]/[lo que son] {etc} if [what was]/[are] {etc} does not relate to a definition:I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN
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please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que viocan you explain what's happening? — ¿me puedes explicar (qué es) lo que está pasando?
he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era
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do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?I don't know what's happening — no sé qué está pasando, no sé (qué es) lo que está pasando
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tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurriób) (=how much) cuánto3) (before an infinitive) qué4) (relative use) lo queI've no clothes except what I'm wearing — no tengo ropa, aparte de lo que llevo puesto
and what have you {or}3} what not * y qué sé yo qué más, y qué sé yo cuántas cosas más to give sb what for * regañar a algn know whatwhat it is to be rich and famous! — ¡lo que es ser rico y famoso!
it was full of cream, jam, chocolate and I don't know what — estaba lleno de nata, mermelada, chocolate y no sé cuántas cosas más
you know what? I think he's drunk — creo que está borracho, ¿sabes?
to know what's what * saber cuántas son cinco * or what? *I know what, let's ring her up — se me ocurre una idea, vamos a llamarla por teléfono
do you want it or what? — ¿lo quieres o qué?
are you coming or what? — entonces ¿vienes o no?
I mean, is this sick, or what? — vamos, que es de verdadero mal gusto, ¿o no?
say what you like,... digas lo que digas,..., se diga lo que se diga,.... so what? * ¿y qué?is this luxury or what? — esto sí que es lujo, ¿eh?
so what if it does rain? — ¿y qué, si llueve?
(I'll) tell you what se me ocurre una idea, tengo una idea what aboutso what if he is gay? — ¿y qué (pasa) si es gay?, ¿y qué importa que sea gay?
what about me? — y yo ¿qué?
what about next week? — ¿qué te parece la semana que viene?
"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?
what about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?
what for? (=why) ¿por qué?; (=to what purpose) ¿para qué?what about people who haven't got cars? — ¿y la gente que no tiene coche?
what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?
what if...? ¿y si...?what's that button for? — ¿para qué es ese botón?
what if this doesn't work out? — ¿y si esto no funciona?
what ofwhat if he says no? — ¿y si dice que no?
but what of the political leaders? — pero, ¿y qué hay de los líderes políticos?
what's...what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?
what's it like? (asking for description) ¿cómo es?; (asking for evaluation) ¿qué tal es?what's surprising is that we hadn't heard of this before — lo sorprendente es que no nos habíamos enterado antes
what's their new house like? — ¿cómo es su nueva casa?
what's his first novel like? — ¿qué tal es su primera novela?
and what's more... y, además,... what's that? (asking about sth) ¿qué es eso?; (=what did you say?) ¿qué has dicho?what will the weather be like tomorrow? — ¿qué tal tiempo va a hacer mañana?
what's worsewhat's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *
what withand what's worse... — y lo que es peor...
what with the stress and lack of sleep, I was in a terrible state — entre la tensión y la falta de sueño me encontraba fatal
2. ADJECTIVEwhat dress shall I wear? — ¿qué vestido me pongo?
what colour is it? — ¿de qué color es?
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she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir•
he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan•
what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?•
do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?•
did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?2) (relative)Remember to put an accent on qué in exclamations as well as in direct and indirect questions:I gave him what money/coins I had — le di todo el dinero/todas las monedas que tenía
what a nuisance! — ¡qué lata!
what a fool I was! — ¡qué tonto fui!
what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!
what a lot of people! — ¡qué cantidad de gente!
what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!
3.EXCLAMATION ¡qué!what! you sold it! — ¿qué? ¡lo has vendido!
what! you expect me to believe that! — ¿qué? ¿esperas que me crea eso?
what! he can't be a spy! — ¿qué? ¿cómo va a ser un espía?
you told him what? — ¿que le has dicho qué?
you what?"he's getting married" - "what!" — se casa - ¿cómo dices?
"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?
I'm going to have a baby - you what? — -voy a tener un niño -¡¿que vas a tener un qué?!
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I [hwɑːt, wɒt]1) ( in questions) quéwhat's that? — ¿qué es eso?
what's the problem? — ¿cuál es el problema?
what is 28 divided by 12? — ¿cuánto es 28 dividido (por) 12?
what's `I don't understand' in Russian? — ¿cómo se dice `no entiendo' en ruso?
what do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
what did you pay? — ¿cuánto pagaste?
what's the jacket made (out) of? — ¿de qué es la chaqueta?
I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?
what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?
2) (in phrases)or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?
are you stupid, or what? — ¿eres tonto o qué?
so what? — ¿y qué?
what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo
3)a) ( in indirect speech) qué(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!
(I'll) tell you what,... — mira,...
b) ( relative use) lo queI don't know and, what's more, I don't care — no lo sé y lo que es más, no me importa
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1)a) ( in questions) quéwhat book are you reading? — ¿qué libro estás leyendo?
what color are the walls? — ¿de qué color son las paredes?
what more does he want? — ¿qué más quiere?
b) ( in indirect speech) quéshe didn't know what color to choose/what language they were speaking — no sabía qué color elegir/en qué idioma estaban hablando
c) (all of the, any)what few hotels there were were full — los pocos hoteles que había, estaban llenos
what little she owned she left to her son — lo poco que tenía, se lo dejó a su hijo
2) ( in exclamations) quéwhat a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!
what a lot of people! — cuánta gente!, qué cantidad de gente!
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were there any \calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?;will you take the \call? nehmen Sie das Gespräch an?;international \calls have become cheaper Auslandsgespräche sind billiger geworden;to give sb a \call jdn anrufen;to make a \call einen Anruf tätigen, ein Telefongespräch führen;to receive a \call einen Anruf erhalten, angerufen werden;the radio station received a lot of \calls bei dem Radiosender gingen viele Anrufe ein;to return a \call zurückrufento make \calls Hausbesuche machen;to pay a \call on sb bei jdm vorbeischauengive a \call if you need something melde dich, wenn du etwas brauchst;a \call for help ein Hilferuf m;within \call in Rufweite [o Hörweite];4) ( to wake)to give sb a \call jdn weckenhe felt the \call to join the ministry er fühlte sich zum Priesteramt berufento have no \call for sth keinen Grund für etw dat habenwe had a hard \call to make wir mussten eine schwierige Entscheidung treffen;(Am)is telling white lies right or wrong? - I think that's a judgement \call sind Notlügen richtig oder falsch? - ich glaube, das ist eine Frage der BeurteilungPHRASES:to be at sb's beck and \call jdm jederzeit zu Diensten stehen;I've got him at my beck and \call er tanzt völlig nach meiner Pfeife;to answer the \call of nature mal kurz verschwinden müssen ( fam)to be on \call Bereitschaft [o Bereitschaftsdienst] haben vt1) ( on telephone)to \call sb jdn anrufen;( wake) jdn telefonisch wecken;to \call sb collect (Am) jdn per R-Gespräch anrufen2) ( give name)to \call sb sth;they've \called her daughter Katherine sie haben ihre Tochter Katherine genannt;what's that actor \called again? wie heißt dieser Schauspieler nochmal?;what's that \called in Spanish? wie heißt das auf Spanisch?;no one \calls him by his real name niemand nennt ihn bei seinem richtigen Namen;she's \called by her second name, Jane sie wird mit ihrem zweiten Namen Jane gerufen;to \call sb names jdn beschimpfen3) ( regard as)to \call sb a close friend jdn als guten Freund/gute Freundin bezeichnen;you \call this a meal? das nennst du ein Essen?;I'm not \calling you a liar ich sage nicht, dass du lügst;I can't remember exactly but let's \call it £10 ich weiß es nicht mehr genau, aber sagen wir mal 10 Pfund4) ( say out loud)to \call sth etw rufen;to \call sth at sb jdm etw zurufen;he \called insults at her er beleidigte sie mit lauten Worten5) ( summon)to \call sb jdn rufen;I was \called to an emergency meeting ich wurde zu einer dringenden Sitzung gerufen;to \call attention to oneself auf sich akk aufmerksam machen;to \call sb's attention to sth jds Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk lenken;to \call sb to dinner jdn zum Abendessen rufen;to \call sb to order ( ask for quiet) jdn um Ruhe bitten;( reprimand) jdn zur Ordnung rufen;to \call sth into play etw ins Spiel bringen;( get under way) etw in die Wege leiten;to \call sth into question etw in Frage stellen;to \call sb into a room jdn in ein Zimmer bitten;( rudely) jdn in ein Zimmer beordern;to \call a witness law einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin aufrufen6) ( summon to office)to \call sb jdn berufen;( by God) jdn ausersehen;to be \call to do sth dazu bestimmt sein, etw zu tun7) ( give orders for)to \call a halt to a development/ fighting einer Entwicklung/kämpferischen Auseinandersetzungen Einhalt gebieten ( geh)to \call a strike einen Streik ausrufento \call sb on sth jdn auf etw akk ansprechen;( show disapproval) jdn wegen einer S. gen zur Rede stellen9) sportsto \call a ball ( baseball) einen Ball geben;to \call the game (Am) das Spiel unterbrechen [o abbrechen];to \call a shot a goal ein Tor gebento \call a loan/ mortgage die Ablösung eines Darlehens/einer Hypothek fordernPHRASES:to \call sb's bluff ( ask to prove) jdn beim Wort nehmen;( challenge to do) jdn auf die Probe stellen;to \call it a day ( fam) Schluss machen;let's \call it a day! Schluss für heute!;to \call it quits es gut sein lassen;to \call one's shot (Am) die Karten aufdecken;to \call [all] the shots [or to \call the tune] das Kommando [o Sagen] haben;to \call sth one's own etw sein Eigen nennen ( geh)don't \call us, we'll \call you ( after job interview) wir kommen auf Sie zurück (impliziert aber bereits Absage) vi1) ( telephone) anrufen;who's \calling, please? wer ist am Apparat?;to \call collect (Am) ein R-Gespräch führen3) ( shout) rufen;( yell) schreien;(of an animal, a bird) schreien4) ( summon)to \call to sb nach jdm rufen -
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A n1 Telecom appel m (téléphonique) (from de) ; business call appel professionnel ; private ou personal call appel privé ; (tele)phone call appel m (téléphonique) ; I have a call for you j'ai un appel pour vous ; to make a call appeler, téléphoner ; to make a call to Italy appeler l'Italie, téléphoner en Italie ; to receive/take a call recevoir/prendre un appel ; to give sb a call appeler qn ; to return sb's call rappeler qn ; to put a call through to sb passer un appel à qn ;3 ( summons) appel m, this is the last call for passengers to Berlin Aviat ceci est le dernier appel pour les passagers à destination de Berlin ; this is your ten minute call Theat en scène dans dix minutes ; to put out a call for sb ( over public address) faire appeler qn ; ( over radio) lancer un appel à qn ; the Red Cross has put out a call for blankets la Croix Rouge a lancé un appel pour obtenir des couvertures ;4 ( visit) visite f ; social call visite f de courtoisie ; to make ou pay a call lit rendre visite (on à) ; to pay a call euph aller aux toilettes ; to return sb's call rendre sa visite à qn ;5 ( demand) demande f ; the strikers' call for a pay rise la demande d'augmentation de salaire de la part des grévistes ; there were calls for his resignation sa démission a été réclamée ; a call for reform une demande de réforme ; she has many calls on her time elle est très sollicitée ; there's no call for it Comm il n'y a pas de demande (pour cet article) ; we don't get much call for that nous n'avons guère de demande pour cela ; to have first call on sth avoir la priorité sur qch ;6 ( need) there's no call for sth/to do il n'y a pas de raison pour qch/de faire ; there was no call for her to say that elle n'avait aucune raison or aucun besoin de dire cela ;8 Sport décision f ;9 Fin ( for repayment of loan) demande f de remboursement ; ( request) appel m ; ( right to buy) option f d'achat ; money at ou on call argent à court terme or au jour le jour ; on three months' call à trois mois ; payable at call remboursable sur présentation or à vue ; a call for capital/tenders un appel de fonds/d'offres ;B vtr1 ( say loudly) ( also call out) appeler [name, number] ; crier [answer, instructions] ; annoncer [result] ; Games parier [heads, tails] ; annoncer [flight] ; to call the register Sch faire l'appel ; he called (out) ‘Goodbye’ il a crié ‘au revoir’ ;2 ( summon) appeler [lift] ; ( by shouting) appeler [person, animal, witness] ; ( by phone) appeler [person, police, taxi] ; ( by letter) convoquer [applicant, candidate] ; he was called before the committee il a été convoqué devant la commission ; the boss called me into his office le chef m'a fait venir dans son bureau ; the police were called to the scene la police a été appelée sur les lieux ; I've called you a taxi je vous ai appelé un taxi ; come when you're called venez quand on vous appelle ; call the next witness appelez le témoin suivant ; you may be called to give evidence il se peut que vous soyez convoqué pour témoigner ;3 ( telephone) ( also call up) appeler [person, institution, number] (at à ; from de) ; don't call us, we'll call you hum (n'appelez pas) nous vous appellerons ;4 ( give a name) appeler [person, baby, animal, place, product] (by par) ; intituler [book, film, music, play] ; she prefers to be called by her maiden name elle préfère qu'on l'appelle par son nom de jeune fille ;6 ( waken) réveiller [person] ; what time shall I call you in the morning? à quelle heure voulez-vous que je vous réveille? ;7 ( describe as) to call sb stupid/a liar traiter qn d'imbécile/de menteur/-euse ; I wouldn't call it spacious/beautiful je ne dirais pas que c'est vaste/beau ; do you call that plate clean? tu appelles ça une assiette propre? ; it's not what you'd call an exciting film on ne peut pas dire que ce film soit passionnant ; it's what you might call a delicate situation c'est ce qui s'appelle une situation délicate ; call that a garden ○ ! tu appelles ça un jardin! ; call it what you will appelle ça comme tu veux ; parapsychology or whatever they ou you call it ○ la métapsychologie ou quelque chose dans ce goût-là ○ ; (let's) call it £5 disons cinq livres sterling ; he hasn't a place to call his own il n'a pas de chez-lui ;8 Sport [referee, linesman] déclarer ; the linesman called the ball in le juge de ligne a déclaré que la balle était bonne ;9 Fin demander le remboursement de [loan] ;10 Comput appeler [file, program].C vi1 ( cry out) ( also call out) [person, animal] appeler ; ( louder) crier ; [bird] crier ; London calling Radio ici Londres ;2 ( telephone) appeler ; where are you calling from? d'où appelez-vous? ; I'm calling about your advertisement j'appelle au sujet de votre annonce ; thank you for calling merci d'avoir appelé ; please call back in an hour rappelez dans une heure s'il vous plaît, veuillez rappeler dans une heure fml ; to call home appeler chez soi or à la maison ; who's calling? qui est à l'appareil? ;3 ( visit) passer ; to call at [person] passer chez [person, shop] ; [person] passer à [bank, library, town] ; [train] s'arrêter à [town, station] ; [boat] faire escale à [port] ; the London train calling at Reading and Slough le train à destination de Londres desservant les gares de Reading et Slough ;4 (tossing coins, racquet) parier ; you call, heads or tails? à toi de parier, pile ou face?D v refl to call oneself se faire appeler [Smith, Bob] ; ( claim to be) se dire, se prétendre [poet, designer] ; he calls himself a writer but… il se dit or se prétend écrivain mais… ; call yourself a sailor ○ ? et tu te prétends marin? ; I am proud to call myself European je suis fier d'être européen.it was a close call c'était de justesse.■ call away:▶ call [sb] away appeler ; to be called away être obligé de s'absenter.■ call back:1 ( on phone) rappeler ;2 ( return) repasser ;▶ call [sb] back1 (summon by shouting, phone back) rappeler [person] ;2 ( recall) rappeler [representative, diplomat].■ call by passer.■ call down:▶ call down ( shout from above) appeler ;▶ call down [sth], call [sth] down appeler [blessing, curse, vengeance] (on sur).■ call for:▶ call for [sth]2 ( demand) [person] demander [food, drink, equipment, tool] ; [report, article, politician, protesters] réclamer [changes, improvements] ; they are calling for talks to be extended ils réclament la prolongation des négociations ;3 ( require) [situation, problem, conditions] exiger [treatment, skill, action, understanding] ; nécessiter [change, intervention, improvements] ; this calls for a celebration! ça se fête! ; that was not called for c'était déplacé ;■ call forth littér:▶ call forth [sth], call [sth] forth susciter.■ call in:▶ call in1 ( visit) passer ;▶ call in [sb], call [sb] in2 ( send for) faire appel à [expert, police, engineer] ;▶ call in [sth], call [sth] in1 ( recall) demander le retour de [library book, ticket, surplus, supplies] ; retirer [qch] de la circulation [currency] ; retirer [qch] du commerce [product] ;2 Fin demander le remboursement de [loan].■ call off:▶ call off [sth], call [sth] off1 lit rappeler [dog, attacker] ;2 fig ( halt) interrompre [arrangement, deal, plan, search, investigation, strike] ; ( cancel) annuler [show, meeting, wedding] ; to call off one's engagement rompre ses fiançailles ; to call off a strike annuler un ordre de grève ; let's call the whole thing off laissons tomber.■ call on:▶ call on [sb/sth]2 ( invite) demander à [speaker, lecturer] (to do de faire) ;3 ( urge) demander à (to do de faire) ; ( stronger) enjoindre fml (to do de faire) ; he called on his colleagues to oppose it il a demandé à ses collègues de s'y opposer ;4 (appeal to, resort to) s'adresser à [person] ; avoir recours à [services] ; faire appel à [moral quality] ; neighbours she can call on des voisins à qui elle peut s'adresser ; we will call on your services nous aurons recours à vos services ; you will have to call on all your patience and courage il faudra faire appel à toute ta patience et tout ton courage.■ call out:▶ call out [sb], call [sb] out1 ( summon outside) appeler ; the teacher called me out to the front of the class le professeur m'a fait venir devant le reste de la classe ;2 ( send for) appeler [expert, doctor, emergency service, repairman, troops] ;3 Ind [union] lancer un ordre de grève à [members] ; to call sb out on strike lancer un ordre de grève à qn ;▶ call [sth] out, call out [sth] appeler [name, number].■ call over:▶ call over to [sb] appeler ;▶ call [sb] over appeler.■ call round ( visit) venir.■ call up:▶ call up appeler ;▶ call up [sb/sth], call [sb/sth] up1 ( on phone) appeler ;2 ( summon) appeler [reserves, reinforcements] ; appeler [qn] sous les drapeaux [soldier] ; invoquer [ghost, spirit] ;3 ( evoke) rappeler [memory, past event, scene] ;4 Comput appeler (à l'écran), afficher [data, file, menu] ;5 Sport sélectionner [player]. -
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♦ what /wɒt, wət/A pron. interr.che cosa; che; cosa: DIALOGO → - DVD- What is it?, cos'è?; What did you say?, che cosa hai detto?; What can I do for you?, che cosa posso fare per te?; in che posso servirLa?; mi dica!; DIALOGO → - How was your day?- What happened?, cos'è successo?; What happened then?, che cosa accadde dopo?; DIALOGO → - Feeling ill- What's wrong?, cosa c'è che non va?; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- What's your table number?, qual è il numero del suo tavolo?; What does your father do?, che cosa fa (o che mestiere fa) tuo padre?; Tell me what you need, dimmi cosa ti occorre; I don't know what to do, non so che fare NOTA D'USO: - chi- NOTA D'USO: - how o what?-B a. interr.quale, quali; che: What films have you seen lately?, quali film hai visto di recente?; By what train are you leaving?, con che treno parti?; What news?, che novità?; che notizie ci sono?; What kind of man is he?, che tipo di uomo è?C pron. escl.quanto; come: What he has suffered!, quanto ha sofferto!D a. escl.quale; che; come: What nonsense!, che sciocchezze!; What a man, che uomo!; What a fool you are!, che stupido sei!; come sei stupido!; What an idea!, che idea!; What a mind she has!, che mente!; What impudence!, che sfacciataggine!E pron. relat.ciò che; quello che; tutto quello che: I heard what he said, sentii quello che disse; Tell me what he said, dimmi che cosa ha detto; Do what you will, fa' ciò che vuoi; What he likes is music, quel che ama è la musica; What's done is done, ciò che è fatto è fattoF a. relat.quello che; quelli che; il (la, gli, le)… che: Give me what money you have, dammi il denaro che hai ( poco o molto che sia); Wear what shoes you like best, metti pure le scarpe che preferisciG inter.come?; che cosa?; ma come!: What! no dinner?, come? niente cena?; What, here already?, ma come! (siete) già qui?● what about (o what of), che ne è (che ne è stato) di; che ne dici (diresti) di: What about the others?, che ne è degli altri?; What about an ice-cream?, che ne diresti di (prendere) un gelato?; DIALOGO → - Dinner 1- What about some pasta?, che ne dici di un po' di pasta? □ «And your friend?» «What about him?», «E il tuo amico?» «Cosa c'entra lui?» □ what-d'you-call-him (- her, -it, etc.), (rif. a cosa) affare, aggeggio, coso; (rif. a persona) coso (cosa), tizio, vattelapesca: Pass me the what-d'you-call-it, passami quell'aggeggio! □ what else, che altro; che cos'altro: What else did he want?, che altro voleva? □ what ever, che cosa mai; che diamine: What can he ever mean by that?, che diamine vuol mai dire con ciò? □ what for, a che cosa; a che; perché: What is that used for?, a che serve (quell'aggeggio)?; What's this button for?, a che serve questo pulsante?; What are you locking the door for?, perché chiudi a chiave la porta? □ (fam.) what-for, punizione; castigo; bòtte; legnate: I'll give him what-for, gli darò io quel che si merita! □ what for?, perché mai?; per che fare?; a che pro? □ (fam.) what have you, eccetera; e simili; e cose del genere: He's got his screwdriver, hammer, wrench and what have you, ha il suo cacciavite, il martello, la chiave inglese e cose del genere □ what if, che importa se; e se; e (anche) se: What if they don't come?, e se non vengono?; What if it's true?, e anche se è vero? □ what … like, come; che tipo: What was the weather like?, com'era il tempo?; What is he like?, che tipo d'uomo è?; com'è? NOTA D'USO: - come- □ what's more, quel che più conta; per di più; inoltre □ (arc.) what though, che importa se; e se: What though I am alone?, e se sono solo, che importa? □ what's what, lo stato delle cose; la situazione □ what with… and ( what with), un po' per… un po' per; tra… e: What with hunger and ( what with) tiredness, he could hardly walk along, un po' per la fame e un po' per la stanchezza, non riusciva quasi più a camminare; DIALOGO → - At the museum- The museum's packed today what with this bad weather, oggi il museo è pieno per via di questo brutto tempo □ and what have you, e simili; e così via □ and what not, eccetera eccetera; e altro ancora □ (lett.) but what, che non: There wasn't a day but what it rained, non c'era giorno che non piovesse □ come what may, qualunque cosa accada; comunque vada a finire □ to know what's what, saperla lunga □ What?, che cosa?; come?; che hai detto? □ What's it to you?, e a te che ne importa?; che te ne frega? □ What's yours?, che cosa bevi?; che cosa prendi? □ What good (o What use) is it?, a che serve?; a che pro? □ What ho!, ehi!; salve! □ DIALOGO → - Before an exam- What's the matter?, che c'è che non va? □ What next?, e poi?; e adesso che succederà?; ( anche) che c'è ancora? □ What next!, che roba!; cosa mi tocca di sentire! □ What of it?, e allora?; e con ciò? □ I know what, ho un'idea; so io che cosa fare □ to know what's what, avere le idee chiare; sapere il fatto proprio □ I'll tell you what, te lo dico io (che cosa fare); stammi a sentire □ (fam.) Tell you what, e allora: Tell you what: let's have a break!, e allora, facciamo una pausa! □ (fam.) So what?, e allora; e con ciò? □ Well, what of it?, be', e con ciò? □ to tell sb. what's what, dirne quattro a q.; fare una scenata a q. □ (prov.) What goes around, comes around, la ruota gira; oggi a te domani a me; chi semina raccoglie.NOTA D'USO: - what about?- -
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[kɔːl] 1. гл.1) кричать; окликатьto call down — позвать вниз, пригласить сойти вниз
From the bottom of the stairs Jane called up "Have you seen my blue bag?" — С самого низа лестницы Джейн крикнула наверх: "Ты не видел моей синей сумки?"
He is in the next room, call him. — Он в соседней комнате, позови его.
He called to her. — Он окликнул её.
Jane call out when she saw her friend across the street. — Джейн окликнула свою подругу, когда увидела её на другой стороне улицы.
Syn:2) издавать характерные звуки (о птицах, животных); жужжать ( о насекомых)3) = call up звонить, говорить по телефонуto call about smth. — звонить насчёт чего-л., по поводу чего-л.
to call back — перезванивать, звонить по телефону в ответ на звонок
I tried to call you about our meeting, but you weren't in. — Я пытался позвонить вам по поводу нашей встречи, но вас не было.
He called me from New York. — Он позвонил мне из Нью-Йорка.
We called them to say that... — Мы сообщили им по телефону, что...
Please call me up tomorrow morning. — Позвони мне, пожалуйста, завтра утром.
Would you ask her to call me back? — Будь так добр, попроси её мне перезвонить.
4)а) вызывать, созывать ( сигналом)The bell called to dinner. — Позвонили к обеду.
He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance. — Он закричал, чтобы жена вызвала скорую помощь.
Why don't you call all your friends in and have a party? — Почему бы тебе не пригласить всех своих друзей и не устроить вечеринку?
в) = call out вызывать (откуда-л.)The doctor has been called out every night this week. — На этой неделе доктор был на вызовах каждую ночь.
5) юр. вызывать ( в суд)6) = call up будитьPlease call me (up) at 7 o'clock tomorrow. — Будь так добр, разбуди меня завтра в семь утра.
7) собирать, созыватьA meeting has been called for Monday. — Собрание было назначено на понедельник.
Call all the members together and we'll take a vote. — Собери всех членов комитета и мы проголосуем.
- call an election- call a parliamentSyn:8) ( call for) требоватьThe situation called for drastic measures. — Положение требовало принятия решительных мер.
Henry called for the waiter in a loud voice. — Генри громко потребовал официанта.
The opposition are calling for a general election. — Оппозиция требует всеобщих выборов.
Your remark was not called for. — Ваше замечание было неуместно.
10) = call in / by / round заходить; навещать, наносить визитto call (up)on smb. — навестить кого-л.
to call about smth. — зайти насчёт чего-л., по какому-л. делу
Will you call for my dress at the cleaner's? — Зайди за моим платьем в чистку, пожалуйста.
I called at the office as I was passing, but you were out. — Проходя мимо офиса, я зашёл, но тебя не было на месте.
There's a man at the door who says he's calling about your insurance. — Тут человек говорит, что он пришёл по поводу твоей страховки.
Permit me to call on you next Tuesday afternoon. — Разрешите мне зайти в следующий вторник после обеда.
When you're next in town, do call by. — Когда будешь в городе в следующий раз, заходи обязательно.
The salesman will call back at any house he missed. — Продавец посетит каждый дом, который пропустил.
11) называть; давать имяto call smb. by the title — титуловать кого-л., называть кого-л. по титулу, сану
He is called Tom. — Его зовут Том.
The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor. — Речь была прервана членами партии консерваторов, которые назвали его предателем.
He was called after his father. — Его назвали в честь отца.
If you call him just by his family name he won't answer you. — Если ты назовёшь его по фамилии, он тебе не ответит.
- call smb. names12) считать, полагатьI call this a good house. — Я нахожу, что это хороший дом.
I call that a shame. — По-моему, это стыдно.
They call it ten miles. — Считается, что здесь десять миль.
He calls him his son. — Он считает его своим сыном.
The results of the conference are called satisfactory. — Считается, что конференция дала положительные результаты.
Syn:to call to mind / memory — припомнить, вспомнить
14) ( call into) приводить в ( какое-л. состояние)to call into existence / being — вызывать к жизни, создавать, осуществлять
15) (call (up)on / to) призывать к (чему-л.); обращаться по поводу (чего-л.)to call smb.'s attention to smth. — обращать чьё-л. внимание на что-л.
to call smb. to account — призвать к ответу; потребовать объяснения
to call smb. to arms — призвать к оружию, призвать под знамёна
to call to attention — воен. скомандовать "смирно"
to call to order — призвать к порядку; амер. открыть собрание
to call smb. for smth. — обратиться к кому-л. за чем-л.
Lord Berkley called on all his friends to help him. — Лорд Беркли обратился ко всем своим друзьям за помощью.
16) ( call (up)on) приглашать высказаться, предоставлять словоThe chairman called on the next speaker. — Председатель передал слово следующему докладчику.
17) = call out выкрикивать (что-л. чётким, громким голосом); вызывать (по именам, фамилиям); объявлять; оглашатьto call the score — спорт. объявлять счёт
Here the captain called a halt. — В этом месте капитан объявил привал.
18) карт. объявлять (карту, масть)19) охот. приманивать ( птиц или животных специальными звуками)He was called for the last act. — Ему объявили, чтобы он был готов к последнему действию.
22) призвать в "лучший" мирAll the doctors can't save him. He's called. — Ни один врач не сможет спасти его. Он обречён.
23) заходить в порт ( о корабле)The steamer calls at several ports along the way. — По пути пароход заходит в несколько портов.
The ship calls at several ports to pick up passengers before crossing the ocean. — Прежде чем отправиться в плавание через океан, этот корабль обойдёт несколько портов и заберёт пассажиров.
24) останавливаться, делать краткую остановку ( о транспортном средстве)The steamer calls at several ports along the way. — По пути пароход делает остановку в нескольких портах.
This train will call at all stations to Broxbourne. — Этот поезд проследует до Броксбурна со всеми остановками.
•- call back
- call down
- call forth- call in- call off- call out- call over
- call up••to call the play / tune — распоряжаться; задавать тон
to call smb. over the coals — ругать кого-л., делать кому-л. выговор; давать нагоняй
to have nothing to call one's own — ничего не иметь, быть без средств
2. сущ.to call it square — удовлетворяться, примиряться
1) крик; зовSuddenly he heard loud calls for help. — Вдруг он услышал громкие крики о помощи.
Syn:2) крик, голос (животного, птицы)3) манок, дудка ( для ловли птиц)4) сигнал; (барабанный) сбор; свисток; звонок5) телефонный вызов, телефонный звонок; телефонный разговорlong-distance / trunk call — междугородный телефонный вызов
to give smb. a call — позвонить кому-л.
to make / place a call to smb. — сделать кому-л. телефонный звонок
to answer / return / take a call — ответить на телефонный звонок
One call was for me. — Один раз звонили мне.
The operator put my call right through. — Телефонистка сразу же соединила меня.
collect call — амер. телефонный разговор, оплачиваемый абонентом, которому звонят
transferred-charge call — брит. телефонный разговор, оплачиваемый абонентом, которому звонят
dial-direct call — амер. прямой телефонный звонок
direct-dialled call — брит. прямой телефонный звонок
operator-assisted call — амер. звонок через телефониста
6) визит, посещение ( обычно краткий)professional call — вызов специалиста (врача, адвоката)
He decided to pay a call on Tom. — Он решил нанести визит Тому.
7) призыв8) требование; просьбаThere have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement. — Раздавались требования обновить меры безопасности.
He has many calls on his money. — К нему постоянно обращаются за деньгами.
- on callSyn:9) необходимость, нуждаYou have no call to blush. — Вам нечего краснеть.
There is no call for such behavior. — Такое поведение ничем не оправдано.
Syn:need 1.10) = roll call перекличка; время переклички11) влечение, тяга; зовYou must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new. — Вероятно, вы чувствуете радость от тяги к новому.
12) зов, знамение приближающейся смертиto get one's call, to get the call — умереть; быть на грани смерти
13) театр. вызов ( аплодисментами на сцену актёров)14) театр. сбор актёров на репетициюThe call is for 11 o'clock. — Репетиция назначена на 11 часов.
15) юр. вызов ( в суд)17) фин. требование уплаты долга, очередного взноса18) заход ( судна в порт)19) остановка ( поезда на станции)20) карт. объявление ( козырной масти)••at call — наготове, к услугам
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n. roep; telefoontje; visite, bezoek; bel; uitnodiging; aanklacht; moeten--------v. roepen; schreeuwen; uitnodigen; telefoneren; bezoekencall1[ ko:l] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉3 〈 benaming voor〉 signaal ⇒ 〈 leger〉 verzamelsignaal 〈op bugel e.d.〉; 〈 jacht〉 hoornsignaal; (met lokfluitje) nagebootste dierenroep; 〈 brandweer〉 alarm4 (kort/formeel/zakelijk) bezoek5 beroep ⇒ aanspraak, claim6 oproep(ing) ⇒ sommatie, roep(ing); appel, voorlezing van presentielijst 〈 school, parlement e.d.〉; 〈 geldwezen〉 oproep tot aflossing van een schuld, aanmaning7 reden ⇒ aanleiding, noodzaak, behoefte10 telefoontje ⇒ (telefoon)gesprek, belletje♦voorbeelden:within call • binnen gehoorsafstandpay a call on someone • iemand een kort bezoek brengen, bij iemand langsgaanthe actors received a call for eight o'clock • de acteurs moesten om acht uur ophave at/on one's call • tot zijn (onmiddellijke) beschikking hebben〈 geldwezen〉 money at/on call, loan on call • callgeld, daggeldleningthere's no call for you to worry • je hoeft je niet ongerust te makenthere's not much call for figs • er is niet veel vraag naar vijgen→ close close/————————call21 (even) langsgaan/komen ⇒ (kort) op bezoek gaan, aanwippen; stoppen 〈 op station〉♦voorbeelden:〈 informeel〉 call by • (even) aan/binnenwippenplease call in this afternoon • kom vanmiddag even langs alsjeblieftdo call round again • kom vooral nog eens langsthe ship calls at numerous ports • het schip doet talrijke havens aan3 roepen 〈 ook figuurlijk〉 ⇒ zijn roep uiten 〈 van vogel〉; lokken 〈 door nabootsing van dierengeluid〉; 〈 in het bijzonder〉 ritmisch roepen 〈 instructies〉; bij dans♦voorbeelden:call (something) (out) to someone • iemand (iets) toeroepenEdith will call (you) tonight • Edith belt (je) vanavondduty calls (me) • de/mijn plicht roept4 did Joan call (hearts) at all? • hééft Joan wel (harten) geboden?1 afroepen ⇒ oplezen, opsommen3 afkondigen ⇒ bijeenroepen, proclameren4 wakker maken ⇒ wekken, roepen7 het houden op ⇒ zeggen, (een bedrag) afmaken op♦voorbeelden:call to witness • als getuige oproepencall down/in/over • (naar) beneden/(naar) binnen/bij zich roepencall a meeting • een vergadering beleggen/bijeenroepenhow can you call yourself my friend? • hoe kun je beweren dat je mijn vriend(in) bent?call someone a liar • iemand uitmaken voor leugenaaryou call that hard? • noem/vind je dat moeilijk?call (something) one's own • (iets) bezitten, (iets) zijn eigendom (kunnen) noemen〈 informeel〉 what d'you call it? • hoe-heet-het-ook-weer?, dingesbe called after one's grandfather • vernoemd zijn naar zijn grootvadercall away • wegroepencall forth • oproepen, (naar) boven brengencall forward • naar voren roepen -
11 llamar
v.1 to call.Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.2 to call, to phone.llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctorte ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you3 to call (dar nombre, apelativo, apodo).me llamó mentiroso he called me a liar4 to summon, to call.llamar a la huelga to call out on strike5 to attract.6 to knock (a la puerta) (con golpes).están llamando there's somebody at the door7 to phone.8 to address as, to call by the title of, to call, to call by the name of.Lisa llamó a su madre Lisa called her mother.Lisa llamó a Ricardo padre Lisa addressed Richard as father.En un bar, un trago llama a otro. In a bar, one drink calls for another one.9 to hail.Ellos llamaron un taxi They hailed a cab.10 to call on the phone, to give a bell, to call, to phone.* * *1 (gen) to call■ llámalo, creo que no te ha visto call him, I don't think he's seen you2 (convocar) to summon■ llueve, mejor que llamemos un taxi it's raining, we'd better call a taxi3 (dar nombre) to name■ ¿cómo vais a llamar al niño? what are you going to call the baby?4 (atraer) to appeal to■ ¿quién llama? who's there?1 (tener nombre) to be called■ me llamo Juan my name is Juan, I'm called Juan\llamar a alguien por señas to wave at somebodyllamar a filas to call upllamar a alguien de todo familiar to call somebody everything under the sunllamar a la huelga to call out on strikellamar por teléfono to call, phone, GB ring, ring up* * *verb1) to call2) knock3) name•- llamarse* * *1. VT1) (=nombrar) to callhache¿cómo van a llamar al niño? — what are they going to name o call the baby?
2) (=considerar) to calllo que se dio en llamar la nueva generación — what became known as the new generation, what came to be called the new generation
3) (=avisar) [+ médico, fontanero] to call; [+ taxi] [por teléfono] to call; [con la mano] to hailmandar 1., 1)no te metas donde no te llaman — * don't poke your nose in where it's not wanted *
4) (Telec) (tb: llamar por teléfono) to call, ring, phoneque me llamen a las siete — ask them to call o ring o phone me at seven
te llaman desde París — they're calling you o they're on the phone from Paris
¿quién me llama? — who's on the phone?
5) (=atraer)atención 1)6) (=convocar) to call, summon frmlo llamaron a palacio — he was called o summoned frm to the palace
Dios lo ha llamado a su lado — euf he has been called to God
llamado 1., 3)•
pronto seremos llamados a las urnas — an election/a referendum will soon be called2. VI1) (Telec) [persona] to call, ring, phone; [teléfono] to ring¿quién llama? — who's calling?
ha llamado Maribel — Maribel called o rang o phoned
2) [a la puerta] [con el puño] to knock; [al timbre] to ring¿quién llama? — who's there?, who is it?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hailDios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)
su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him
b) ( instar)me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it
2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call3)a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to calllo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...
b) ( considerar) to call2.llamar vi1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)¿quién llama? — who's calling?
3) ( gustar) to appeal3.no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her
llamarse v pron to be called¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?
... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana
* * *= beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.Ex. Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.Ex. The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.Ex. Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.Ex. Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.Ex. All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.Ex. The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.Ex. This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.Ex. This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.Ex. Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.----* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* llamar a = call in.* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.* llamar a filas = draft.* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.* llamar por el busca = bleep.* llamar por teléfono = call up.* llamarse = refer to as.* llamarse así = be so called.* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* para llamar la atención = for effect.* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( hacer venir) <bomberos/policía> to call; < médico> to call (out); <camarero/criada/ascensor> to call; <súbditos/servidores> to summon; < taxi> ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hailDios la llamó (a su lado) — (euf) God called her to him (euph)
su madre lo mandó llamar — (AmL) his mother sent for him
b) ( instar)me sentí llamada a hacerlo — I felt driven o compelled to do it
2) ( por teléfono) to phone, to call3)a) ( dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to calllo que se ha dado en llamar... — what has come to be known as...
b) ( considerar) to call2.llamar vi1) ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell)¿quién llama? — who's calling?
3) ( gustar) to appeal3.no me/le llaman las pieles — fur coats don't appeal to me/her
llamarse v pron to be called¿cómo te llamas? — what's your name?
... como que (yo) me llamo Ana —... as sure as my name's Ana
* * *= beckon, call, dub, label, summon, denominate, dial, baptise [baptize, -USA], beckon forth.Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.
Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* llamar a = call in.* llamar a cobro revertido = telephone collect, call collect.* llamar a filas = draft.* llamar a la puerta = knock on + door, rap at + door.* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino = call + a spade a spade.* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.* llamar la atención = call + attention to, conspicuousness, attract + attention, excite + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, admonish, strike + Posesivo + fancy, capture + the attention, eye + catch, stand out, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, cut + a dash, seek + attention, make + heads turn, catch + Posesivo + fancy, catch + Posesivo + attention, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash, make + a big noise, hit + home.* llamar la atención a Alguien = rap + Nombre + knuckles, censure.* llamar la atención de = draw + the attention of.* llamar la atención de Alguien = hold + Posesivo + attention.* llamar la atención sobre = draw + attention to, pull + Nombre + to, bring + Nombre + into the public eye, raise + awareness, enhance + awareness.* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.* llamarle la atención a Alguien = reprimand, slap + Nombre + down, slap + Nombre + on the wrist.* llamar por el busca = bleep.* llamar por teléfono = call up.* llamarse = refer to as.* llamarse así = be so called.* llamarse así por = get + Posesivo + name from.* para llamar la atención = for effect.* que no llama la atención = inconspicuous.* sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.* tratar de no llamar la atención = keep + a low profile, lie + low.* * *llamar [A1 ]vtA1 (requerir, hacer venir) ‹bomberos/policía› to call; ‹médico› to call, call out; ‹camarero/criada› to call; ‹ascensor› to call; ‹súbditos/servidores› to summonla llamó a gritos he shouted to her to comelo llamó por señas she beckoned to him, she beckoned him overel juez lo llamó a declarar the judge called on him to testifyla madre lo mandó llamar ( AmL); his mother sent for himlo llamaron para hacer el servicio militar he was called up for military service2 (instar) llamar a algn A algo:el sindicato llamó a sus afiliados a la huelga the union called its members out on strike o called upon its members to strikese sintió llamado a hacerlo he felt driven o compelled to do itB [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Telec) (por teléfono) to phone, to call, to call up ( AmE), to ring ( BrE)la voy a llamar I'm going to call o phone o ring her, I'm going to call her up, I'm going to give her a call o ring ( BrE)te llamó Ernesto Ernesto phoned (for you), Ernesto called (you) o rangC1 (dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to calllos amigos lo llaman Manolo his friends call him Manolola llamó imbécil/de todo he called her an idiot/every name under the sunlo que se ha dado en llamar el movimiento postmodernista what has become known o what has come to be known as the postmodernist movement2 (considerar) to calleso es lo que yo llamo un amigo that's what I call a friendD (atraer) to drawlos llama lo suyo they feel drawn to their rootsel dinero lo llama mucho he is very interested in money■ llamarviA (con los nudillos) to knock; (tocar el timbre) to ring, ring the doorbellllaman a la puerta there's someone at the door¿quién llama? who is it?, who's there?¿quién llama? who's calling?, who's speaking?te llamo or te llamaré mañana I'll call you tomorrowpara más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 111-12-20 for more information call us ON o AT 111 12 20C (gustar) to appeala mí no me llaman las pieles fur coats don't appeal to me, I don't like fur coats■ llamarseto be calledsu padre se llama Pedro his father is called Pedro, his father's name is Pedro¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?no sé cómo se llama el libro I don't know what the book's calledése acabará en la cárcel como que (yo) me llamo Beatriz he'll end up in prison as sure as my name's Beatriz* * *
llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
‹ médico› to call (out);
‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
( en la calle) to hail;
el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;
llamar a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
3
(dar el título, apodo de) to call
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);
2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
[ teléfono] to ring;◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;
ver tb cobro b
llamarse verbo pronominal
to be called;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
(por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
(con el timbre) to ring
' llamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atención
- avisar
- cantar
- cobro
- dejar
- eh
- encargarse
- GEO
- instancia
- más
- molestarse
- nombre
- ocurrirse
- orden
- palmada
- pan
- retraer
- show
- sin
- sudaca
- timbre
- titular2
- tratar
- amenazar
- bombero
- golpear
- intuir
- licitar
- mandar
- oír
- puerta
- tal
- teléfono
- tocar
English:
alternatively
- attention
- attract
- beckon
- call
- call in
- call out
- call up
- collect
- dispose
- draw
- engage
- entitle
- eye
- for
- get in
- hail
- have in
- knock
- name
- ought
- page
- reverse
- ring
- ring back
- ring up
- send for
- spade
- telephone
- certainly
- conspicuous
- draft
- effect
- get
- good
- kind
- more
- muster
- phone
- radio
- recall
- send
- summon
- use
* * *♦ vt1. [dirigirse a, hacer venir] to call;[con gestos] to beckon;llamó por señas/con la mano al camarero she beckoned to the waiter;llamar a alguien a voces to shout to sb to come over;llamar (a) un taxi [en la calle] to hail a cab;[por teléfono] to call for a taxi2. [por teléfono] to phone, to call, Br to ring;[con el buscapersonas] to page;llamar a los bomberos/al médico to call the fire brigade/doctor;te ha llamado Luis Luis phoned (for you), there was a call from Luis for you;te han llamado de la oficina there was a call from the office for you;¿quién lo/la llama, por favor? who's calling, please?3. [dar nombre, apelativo, apodo] to call;¿ya sabes cómo vas a llamar al perro? have you decided what you're going to call the dog yet?;me llamó mentiroso she called me a liar;fue lo que se dio en llamar la Guerra de los Seis Días it was what came to be known as the Six Day War;¿a eso llamas tú un jardín? do you call that a garden?;eso es lo que yo llamo un buen negocio that's what I call a good deal;es un aparato para el aire, un humidificador, que lo llaman it's a device for making the air more humid, a humidifier as they call it o as it is known4. [convocar] to summon, to call;el jefe me llamó a su despacho the boss summoned o called me to his office;la han llamado para una entrevista de trabajo she's got an interview for a job;lo llamaron a filas he was called up, US he got drafted;llamar a los trabajadores a la huelga to call the workers out (on strike);llamar a alguien a juicio to call sb to trial5. [atraer] to attract;nunca me han llamado los deportes de invierno I've never been attracted o drawn to winter sports♦ vi1. [a la puerta] [con golpes] to knock;[con timbre] to ring;llamar a la puerta [con golpes] to knock on the door;están llamando there's somebody at the door;por favor, llamen antes de entrar [en letrero] please knock/ring before entering2. [por teléfono] to phone* * *ringring;llaman (a la puerta) there’s someone at the door;el fútbol no me llama nada football doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest* * *llamar vt1) : to name, to call2) : to call, to summon3) : to phone, to call up* * *llamar vb1. (en general) to call¿me has llamado? did you call me?si es niño, le llamarán Ignacio if it's a boy, they'll call him Ignacio2. (telefonear) to phone / to call3. (a la puerta) to knock -
12 казвам
(съобщавам на) tellкакво искаш да кажеш с това? what do you mean by that?кажи де! казвай де! come on! go ahead! speak up! out with it! какво казваш! (учудване) you don't say so! you don't mean it! you don't mean to say so! какво искаш да кажеш? (за инсинуация) what are you driving getting at?не казвай никому! not a word to anyone! mum's the wordточно казано, собствено казано strictly/properly speaking; as a matter of factказано накратко, казано с две думи in short, in brief, to be brief, to make a long story shortобщо казано generally/roughly speakingиначе казано in other wordsда кажем (например) let us say; sayкак да кажа? how shall I put it?той иска да ти каже нещо he wants (to have) a word with youсамо кажи и ще го направя say the word and it will be doneда си кажа право/правичката frankly speaking, to be frank, to tell you the truthказват, че it is said/they say thatказват, че е добър учен he is said to be a good scholarбез да каже ни дума without (saying/uttering) a word2. (нареждам, заповядвам) tell, bidправи каквото ти казвам do as I tell/bid you3. (разказвам, декламирам) tell, relate, narrate, reciteказвам приказка tell a storyтя му каза тайната си she told him her secret, she confided her secret to himказвам си мъката вж. мъкаказвам наизуст вж. наизуст4. (съобщавам име, тел. номер и пр.) giveтой си каза името he gave his nameказвам си мнението give o.'s opinion (за of)5. (наричам, именувам) call, nameкак те казват? what is your name?как му казвате във вашия край? what do you call this/what's this called in your parts?6. казвам си tell o.s., say to o.s., thinkказваме си (взаимно) tell each other, say to each other; exchangeказахме си няколко думи we exchanged a few wordsкажи-речи almost, nearly, well-nigh, approximatelyкажи си думата have/say your sayказана дума, хвърлен камък a word spoken is past recalling; be as good as o.'s wordкакто казват юристите in legal parlanceздраве му кажи вж. здравемежду нас казано вж. междуна тебе ти казвам! do you hear?кажи каква цена искаш name your priceкакво ще кажеш за този филм? what do you think about this film?какво ще кажеш да отидем на кино? what about going to the cinema?това се казва приятел that's what I call a friendтези думи не й казаха нищо these words conveyed nothing to herкажи ми да ти кажа who knows; I have no idea; I don't knowг-н кажи го де Mr. Stick-in-the-mudще му кажа аз на него! I'll give him what for/what's whatказвам ce7. (наричам се) be calledкак се казвате? what's your name?как се казва това цвете? what's this flower called?как се казва на английски...? what is the English for...?8. безл. казва сев закона се казва, че the law says thatтака да се каже so to say/speak; as it wereлесно е да се каже it is easy to sayтрудно е да се каже it is hard to say, there is no sayingако може така да се каже if you/one can put it like this; if that's the wordможе да се каже, че you/one might sayкакто се казва as the saying goes* * *ка̀звам,гл.1. say (на to), tell (на -); ( съобщавам на) tell; да кажем ( например) let us say; say; да си кажа право/правичката frankly speaking, to be frank, to tell you the truth; иначе казано in other words; кажи де! казвай де! come on! go ahead! speak up! out with it! shoot! fire away! казано накратко, казано с две думи in short, in brief, to be brief, to make a long story short; казват, че it is said/they say that; казват, че е добър учен he is said to be a good scholar; как да кажа? how shall I put it? какво искаш да кажеш? (за инсинуация) what are you driving/getting at? какво искаш да кажеш с това? what do you mean by that? какво казваш! ( учудване) you don’t say so! you don’t mean it! you don’t mean to say so! какво ще кажеш? ( какво мислиш?) sl. how does that grab you? не казвай никому! not a word to anyone! mum’s the word; нищо не \казвам keep quiet; not utter a word; общо казано generally/roughly speaking; само кажи и ще го направя say the word and it will be done; той иска да ти каже нещо he wants (to have) a word with you; точно казано, собствено казано strictly/properly speaking; as a matter of fact;2. ( нареждам, заповядвам) tell, bid;3. ( разказвам; декламирам) tell, relate, narrate, recite; \казвам наизуст say by heart; \казвам си мъката pour o.’s heart out;5. ( наричам, именувам) call, name; как му казвате във вашия край? what do you call this/what’s this called in your parts?;\казвам си tell o.s., say to o.s., think; казваме си ( взаимно) tell each other, say to each other; exchange;\казвам се 1. ( наричам се) be called; как се казва на английски …? what is the English for …? как се казвате? what’s your name? как се казва това цвете? what’s this flower called?;2. безл. ка̀зва се: ако може така да се каже if you/one can put it like this; if that’s the word; в закона се казва, че the law says that; както се казва as the saying goes; може да се каже, че you/one might say; така да се каже so to say/speak; as it were; трудно е да се каже it is hard to say, there is no saying • г-н кажи го де Mr. Stick-in-the-mud; здраве му кажи this is hard to beat; кажи-речи almost, nearly, well-nigh, approximately; кажи си думата have/say your say; казана дума, хвърлен камък a word spoken is past recalling; be as good as o.’s word; какво ще кажеш да отидем на кино? what about going to the cinema? какво ще кажеш за този филм? what do you think about this film? кажи ми да ти кажа who knows; I have no idea; I don’t know; \казвам добра дума за някого put in a (good) word for s.o.; както казват юристите in legal parlance; което трудно може да се каже за which is more than you can say about; между нас казано between you and me; онзи …, кажи го де that …, what’s his name? това се казва приятел that’s what I call a friend; ще му кажа аз на него! I’ll give him what for/what’s what.* * *patter (бързо); tell{tel}: You are not supposed to казвам anyone about this. - Не трябва да казваш никому за това.* * *1. (нареждам, заповядвам) tell, bid 2. (наричам се) be called 3. (наричам, именувам) call, name 4. (разказвам 5. (съобщавам име, тел. номер и пр.) give 6. (съобщавам на) tell 7. say (на to), tell (на -) 8. КАЗВАМ ce 9. КАЗВАМ добра дума за някого put in a (good) word for s.o. 10. КАЗВАМ наизуст вж. наизуст 11. КАЗВАМ приказка tell a story 12. КАЗВАМ си tell o.s., say to o.s., think 13. КАЗВАМ си мнението give o.'s opinion (за of) 14. КАЗВАМ си мъката вж. мъка 15. ако може така да се каже if you/one can put it like this;if that's the word 16. без да каже ни дума without (saying/uttering) a word 17. безл. казва се 18. в закона се казва, че the law says that 19. г-н кажи го де Mr. Stick-in-the-mud 20. да кажем (например) let us say;say 21. да си кажа право/правичката frankly speaking, to be frank, to tell you the truth 22. декламирам) tell, relate, narrate, recite 23. здраве му кажи вж. здраве 24. иначе казано in other words 25. кажи де! казвай де! come on! go ahead! speak up! out with it! какво казваш! (учудване) you don't say so! you don't mean it! you don't mean to say so! какво искаш да кажеш? (за инсинуация) what are you driving getting at? 26. кажи каква цена искаш name your price 27. кажи ми да ти кажа who knows;I have no idea;I don't know 28. кажи си думата have/say your say 29. кажи-речи almost, nearly, well-nigh, approximately 30. казана дума, хвърлен камък а word spoken is past recalling;be as good as o.'s word 31. казано накратко, казано с две думи in short, in brief, to be brief, to make a long story short 32. казахме си няколко думи we exchanged a few words 33. казваме си (взаимно) tell each other, say to each other;exchange 34. казват, че it is said/they say that 35. казват, че е добър учен he is said to be a good scholar 36. как да кажа? how shall I put it? 37. как му казвате във вашия край? what do you call this/what's this called in your parts? 38. как се казва на английски...? what is the English for...? 39. как се казва това цвете? what's this flower called? 40. как се казвате? what's your name? 41. как те казват? what is your name? 42. какво искаш да кажеш с това? what do you mean by that? 43. какво ще кажеш да отидем на кино? what about going to the cinema? 44. какво ще кажеш за този филм? what do you think about this film? 45. както казват юристите in legal parlance 46. както се казва as the saying goes 47. лесно е да се каже it is easy to say 48. между нас казано вж. между 49. може да се каже, че you/one might say 50. на тебе ти КАЗВАМ! do you hear? 51. не казвай никому! not a word to anyone! mum's the word 52. нищо не КАЗВАМ keep quiet;not utter a word 53. общо казано generally/roughly speaking 54. прави каквото ти казвам do as I tell/bid you 55. само кажи и ще го направя say the word and it will be done 56. така да се каже so to say/speak;as it were 57. тези думи не й казаха нищо these words conveyed nothing to her 58. това се казва приятел that's what I call a friend 59. той иска да ти каже нещо he wants (to have) a word with you 60. той си каза името he gave his name 61. точно казано, собствено казано strictly/properly speaking;as a matter of fact 62. трудно е да се каже it is hard to say, there is no saying 63. тя му каза тайната си she told him her secret, she confided her secret to him 64. ще му кажа аз на него! I'll give him what for/what's what -
13 кажа
вж. казвам* * *ка̀жа,ка̀звам гл.1. say (на to), tell (на -); ( съобщавам на) tell; да кажем ( например) let us say; say; да си кажа право/правичката frankly speaking, to be frank, to tell you the truth; иначе казано in other words; кажи де! казвай де! come on! go ahead! speak up! out with it! shoot! fire away! казано накратко, казано с две думи in short, in brief, to be brief, to make a long story short; казват, че it is said/they say that; казват, че е добър учен he is said to be a good scholar; как да кажа? how shall I put it? какво искаш да кажеш? (за инсинуация) what are you driving/getting at? какво искаш да кажеш с това? what do you mean by that? какво казваш! ( учудване) you don’t say so! you don’t mean it! you don’t mean to say so! какво ще кажеш? ( какво мислиш?) sl. how does that grab you? не казвай никому! not a word to anyone! mum’s the word; нищо не \кажа keep quiet; not utter a word; общо казано generally/roughly speaking; само кажи и ще го направя say the word and it will be done; той иска да ти каже нещо he wants (to have) a word with you; точно казано, собствено казано strictly/properly speaking; as a matter of fact;2. ( нареждам, заповядвам) tell, bid;3. ( разказвам; декламирам) tell, relate, narrate, recite; \кажа наизуст say by heart; \кажа си мъката pour o.’s heart out;5. ( наричам, именувам) call, name; как му казвате във вашия край? what do you call this/what’s this called in your parts?;\кажа си tell o.s., say to o.s., think; казваме си ( взаимно) tell each other, say to each other; exchange;\кажа се 1. ( наричам се) be called; как се казва на английски …? what is the English for …? как се казвате? what’s your name? как се казва това цвете? what’s this flower called?;2. безл. ка̀зва се: ако може така да се каже if you/one can put it like this; if that’s the word; в закона се казва, че the law says that; както се казва as the saying goes; може да се каже, че you/one might say; така да се каже so to say/speak; as it were; трудно е да се каже it is hard to say, there is no saying • г-н кажи го де Mr. Stick-in-the-mud; здраве му кажи this is hard to beat; кажи-речи almost, nearly, well-nigh, approximately; кажи си думата have/say your say; казана дума, хвърлен камък a word spoken is past recalling; be as good as o.’s word; какво ще кажеш да отидем на кино? what about going to the cinema? какво ще кажеш за този филм? what do you think about this film? кажи ми да ти кажа who knows; I have no idea; I don’t know; \кажа добра дума за някого put in a (good) word for s.o.; както казват юристите in legal parlance; което трудно може да се каже за which is more than you can say about; между нас казано between you and me; онзи …, кажи го де that …, what’s his name? това се казва приятел that’s what I call a friend; ще му кажа аз на него! I’ll give him what for/what’s what.* * *вж. казвам -
14 llamado
adj.1 so-called, named, referred to as.2 called.m.call, calling, prayer, beck.past part.past participle of spanish verb: llamar.* * *1→ link=llamar llamar► adjetivo1 called, named* * *1. ADJ1) (=con el nombre de) [persona] named, called; [lugar] calledun chico llamado Manuel — a boy named o called Manuel
2) (=conocido) so-calledordenadores paralelos, así llamados por que funcionan simultáneamente — parallel computers, so called because they work simultaneously
el cubo de Rubik, así llamado en honor a su inventor — Rubik's cube, named after its inventor
3) (=destinado)esta ley está llamada a desaparecer — this law is bound o destined to disappear
4) (=convocado)2. SM1) Arg call, phone call2) LAm (=llamamiento) appeal* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( por un nombre) calledel 747, también llamado `jumbo' — the 747, also known as the jumbo jet
el llamado `boom' de los sesenta — the so-called `boom' of the sixties
2) [estar] ( destinado)IIllamado a algo: está llamado a convertirse en una gran atracción — it is set to become a big attraction
a) (AmL) ( al público) llamamientob) (Arg) (Telec) llamada 1) a)* * *= so-called.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.----* erróneamente llamado = ill-named.* llamado así = so named.* mal llamado = ill-named.* * *I- da adjetivo1) ( por un nombre) calledel 747, también llamado `jumbo' — the 747, also known as the jumbo jet
el llamado `boom' de los sesenta — the so-called `boom' of the sixties
2) [estar] ( destinado)IIllamado a algo: está llamado a convertirse en una gran atracción — it is set to become a big attraction
a) (AmL) ( al público) llamamientob) (Arg) (Telec) llamada 1) a)* * *= so-called.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
* erróneamente llamado = ill-named.* llamado así = so named.* mal llamado = ill-named.* * *A (por un nombre) calledun arqueólogo francés llamado Lamy a French archaeologist named o called Lamynos detuvimos en un lugar llamado La Dehesa we stopped at a place called La Dehesael 747, también llamado `jumbo' the 747, also known as the jumbo jetel llamado `boom' de los sesenta the so-called `boom' of the sixtiesla enfermedad de Chagas, así llamada por el nombre de su descubridor Chagas' disease, named after o so called because of the physician who discovered itB [ ESTAR] (destinado) llamado A algo:está llamado a convertirse en la principal atracción del parque it is destined o set to become the park's main attraction* * *
Del verbo llamar: ( conjugate llamar)
llamado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
llamado
llamar
llamado 1◊ -da adjetivo
1 ( por un nombre) called;
el 747, también llamado `jumbo' the 747, also known as the jumbo jet;
el llamado `boom' de los sesenta the so-called `boom' of the sixties
2 (a la fama, éxito) See Also→ destinado 1a
llamado 2 sustantivo masculino
b) (Arg) (Telec) See Also→◊ llamada
llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
‹ médico› to call (out);
‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
( en la calle) to hail;
el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;
llamado a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
3
(dar el título, apodo de) to call
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);
2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
[ teléfono] to ring;◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;
ver tb cobro b
llamarse verbo pronominal
to be called;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llamado,-a adjetivo so-called
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
(por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
(con el timbre) to ring
' llamado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llamada
- alguien
- aún
- preocupar
English:
aptly
- hotly
- lop-eared
- so-called
- appeal
- call
- draft
- name
- so
- summons
- their
* * *llamado, -a♦ adj1. [con nombre]fueron descubiertas por un naturalista llamado Marcelino they were discovered by a naturalist called o named Marcelino;el llamado “efecto invernadero” what is known as the “greenhouse effect”;Roma, también llamada la Ciudad Eterna Rome, also known as the Eternal City;la ardilla gris, llamada así por el color de su piel the grey squirrel, so called because of the colour of its fur2. [destinado]un descubrimiento llamado a revolucionar la vida moderna a discovery destined to revolutionize modern life;un joven llamado a convertirse el líder del partido a young man destined to become party leader♦ nmAm1. [en general] call;[a la puerta] knock; [con timbre] ring llamado de atención warning;llamado al orden call to order;llamado de socorro distress signal2. [telefónico] call;hacer un llamado to make a phone call;tienes dos llamados en el contestador you have two messages on your answering machinellamado a cobro revertido Br reverse-charge call, US collect call;llamado local local call;llamado nacional national call;llamado telefónico telephone call, phone call;llamado urbano local call3. [apelación] appeal, call;hacer un llamado a alguien para que haga algo to call upon sb to do sth;hacer un llamado a la huelga to call a strikellamado a filas call-up, US draft* * *I adj called, namedII m L.Am.call* * *llamado, -da adj: named, calleduna mujer llamada Rosa: a woman called Rosa -
15 llama
llama n llama
Del verbo llamar: ( conjugate llamar) \ \
llama es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: llama llamar
llama sustantivo femenino 1 ( de fuego) flame; llama piloto pilot light 2 (Zool) llama
llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call; ‹ médico› to call (out); ‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call; ‹súbditos/servidores› to summon; ‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail; el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike 2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call; llama a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE) 3 (dar el título, apodo de) to call verbo intransitivo 1 ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell); 2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call; [ teléfono] to ring;◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;ver tb cobro b llamarse verbo pronominal to be called; ¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llama sustantivo femenino flame Locuciones: en llamas, ablaze
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name (por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock (con el timbre) to ring ' llama' also found in these entries: Spanish: bar - bombera - bombero - chimenea - constructor - constructora - fútbol - interés - llamarse - ocho - política - soflama - atención - igual - instante - llamar - saber - tanto - tembloroso - trémulo - vivo English: anybody - appeal - call - caller - die - female - flame - get - granddaughter - inconspicuous - llama - name - ninth - smoulder - spectacle - any - doubt - know - smolder - stuff - suppose - them - whattr['lɑːmə]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL llamallama ['lɑmə, 'jɑ-] n: llama fn.• llama (Animal) s.f.'lɑːmənoun llama f['lɑːmǝ]N llama f* * *['lɑːmə]noun llama f -
16 llama
f.1 flame.en llamas ablaze2 llama (animal).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: llamar.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA llama————————1 (de fuego) flame\en llamas ablaze, in flames* * *noun f.1) flame2) llama* * *ISF (Zool) llamaIISF1) [de fuego] flamearder sin llama — to smoulder, smolder (EEUU)
en llamas — burning, ablaze, in flames
2) [de amor, pasión] flame, fire; [de esperanza, libertad] spark* * *1) ( de fuego) flame2) (Zool) llama* * *= flame.Nota: Usado también en el sentido figurado para indicar la pérdida de control y en el enrojecimiento en un debate.Ex. The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.----* arder sin llama = smoulder [smolder, -USA].* en llamas = afire, ablaze, blazing.* llama de la paz = flame of peace.* llama olímpica, la = Olympic flame, the.* llama piloto = pilot light.* * *1) ( de fuego) flame2) (Zool) llama* * *= flame.Nota: Usado también en el sentido figurado para indicar la pérdida de control y en el enrojecimiento en un debate.Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.
* arder sin llama = smoulder [smolder, -USA].* en llamas = afire, ablaze, blazing.* llama de la paz = flame of peace.* llama olímpica, la = Olympic flame, the.* llama piloto = pilot light.* * *A (de fuego) flamela gente se acercaba al edificio en llamas people were going toward(s) the blazing buildingla casa ardía en llamas the house was in flames o on firemantienen viva la llama del amor they keep alive o alight the flame of their loveCompuesto:pilot lightB ( Zool) llama* * *
Del verbo llamar: ( conjugate llamar)
llama es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
llama
llamar
llama sustantivo femenino
1 ( de fuego) flame;
llama piloto pilot light
2 (Zool) llama
llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call;
‹ médico› to call (out);
‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call;
‹súbditos/servidores› to summon;
‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call;
( en la calle) to hail;
el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike
2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call;
llama a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE)
3
(dar el título, apodo de) to call
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con los nudillos) to knock;
( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell);
2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call;
[ teléfono] to ring;◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;
ver tb cobro b
llamarse verbo pronominal
to be called;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llama sustantivo femenino flame
♦ Locuciones: en llamas, ablaze
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name
(por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock
(con el timbre) to ring
' llama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bar
- bombera
- bombero
- chimenea
- constructor
- constructora
- fútbol
- interés
- llamarse
- ocho
- política
- soflama
- atención
- igual
- instante
- llamar
- saber
- tanto
- tembloroso
- trémulo
- vivo
English:
anybody
- appeal
- call
- caller
- die
- female
- flame
- get
- granddaughter
- inconspicuous
- llama
- name
- ninth
- smoulder
- spectacle
- any
- doubt
- know
- smolder
- stuff
- suppose
- them
- what
* * *llama nf1. [de fuego] flame;en llamas ablaze2. [de pasión] flame;mantenían viva la llama de su amor they kept the flame of their love alight3. [animal] llama* * *f1 flame2 ZO llama* * *llama nf1) : flame2) : llama* * *llama n1. (de incendio) flame2. (animal) llama -
17 llamado
Del verbo llamar: ( conjugate llamar) \ \
llamado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: llamado llamar
llamado 1
◊ -da adjetivo1 ( por un nombre) called; el 747, también llamado `jumbo' the 747, also known as the jumbo jet; el llamado `boom' de los sesenta the so-called `boom' of the sixties 2 (a la fama, éxito) See Also→ destinado 1a
llamado 2 sustantivo masculinob) (Arg) (Telec) See Also→◊ llamada
llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call; ‹ médico› to call (out); ‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call; ‹súbditos/servidores› to summon; ‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail; el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike 2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call; llamado a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE) 3 (dar el título, apodo de) to call verbo intransitivo 1 ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell); 2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call; [ teléfono] to ring;◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;ver tb cobro b llamarse verbo pronominal to be called; ¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llamado,-a adjetivo so-called
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name (por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock (con el timbre) to ring ' llamado' also found in these entries: Spanish: llamada - alguien - aún - preocupar English: aptly - hotly - lop-eared - so-called - appeal - call - draft - name - so - summons - their -
18 llamar
llamar ( conjugate llamar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹bomberos/policía› to call; ‹ médico› to call (out); ‹camarero/criada/ascensor› to call; ‹súbditos/servidores› to summon; ‹ taxi› ( por teléfono) to call; ( en la calle) to hail; el sindicato los llamó a la huelga the union called them out on strike 2 ( por teléfono) to phone, to call; llamar a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE) 3 (dar el título, apodo de) to call verbo intransitivo 1 ( con los nudillos) to knock; ( tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell); 2 (Telec) [ persona] to telephone, phone, call; [ teléfono] to ring;◊ ¿quién llama? who's calling?;ver tb cobro b llamarse verbo pronominal to be called; ¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
llamar
I verbo transitivo
1 to call
2 (telefonear) to call up, phone, ring: la llamé esta mañana, I rang her this morning
3 (suscitar vocación, interés) to appeal
llamar la atención, to attract attention
4 (por un nombre de pila) to name (por un apodo, mote, diminutivo) to call
II vi (con los nudillos) to knock (con el timbre) to ring ' llamar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atención - avisar - cantar - cobro - dejar - eh - encargarse - GEO - instancia - más - molestarse - nombre - ocurrirse - orden - palmada - pan - retraer - show - sin - sudaca - timbre - titular2 - tratar - amenazar - bombero - golpear - intuir - licitar - mandar - oír - puerta - tal - teléfono - tocar English: alternatively - attention - attract - beckon - call - call in - call out - call up - collect - dispose - draw - engage - entitle - eye - for - get in - hail - have in - knock - name - ought - page - reverse - ring - ring back - ring up - send for - spade - telephone - certainly - conspicuous - draft - effect - get - good - kind - more - muster - phone - radio - recall - send - summon - use -
19 nennen
to name; to cite; to call* * *nẹn|nen ['nɛnən] pret na\#nnte ['nantə] ptp gena\#nnt [gə'nant]1. vt1) (= bezeichnen) to call; (= einen bestimmten Namen geben) to name, to calljdn nach jdm nennen — to name sb after (Brit) or for (US) sb
Friedrich II., genannt "der Große" — Frederick II, known as Frederick the Great
See:können Sie mir einen guten Anwalt nennen? — could you give me the name of a good lawyer?
3) (= erwähnen) to mentiondas genannte Schloss — the above-mentioned castle, the castle referred to
2. vrto call oneself; (= heißen) to be called, to call oneselfer nennt sich nur so — that's just what he calls himself
und so was nennt sich Liebe/modern (inf) — and they call that love/modern
und so was ( wie er) nennt sich modern/Dichter (inf) — and he calls himself modern/a poet
* * *1) (to nickname: He was dubbed Shorty because of his size.) dub2) (to give a name to: They named the child Thomas.) name* * *nen·nen< nannte, genannt>[ˈnɛnən]I. vt1. (benennen)▪ jdn/etw \nennen to name [or call] sb/sth▪ genannt known as2. (anreden) to callFreunde dürfen mich Johnny \nennen friends may call me Johnny3. (bezeichnen)▪ etw \nennen to call sthwie nennt man das? what do you call that? [or is that called?4. (mitteilen)▪ [jdm] jdn/etw \nennen to name sb/sth [to sb]ich nenne Ihnen einige Namen I'll give you a few nameskönnen Sie mir einen guten Anwalt \nennen? can you give me the name of a good lawyer?▪ genannt referred todas genannte Restaurant... the restaurant mentioned...5.▶ das nenne ich... I call that...das nenne ich aber mal ein leckeres Mittagessen! [now] that's what I call a delicious lunch!du bist gemein! und so was nennt sich Freundin! you're mean! and you call yourself a friend!* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) calljemanden nach jemandem nennen — call or name somebody after somebody
jemanden beim Vornamen nennen — call somebody by his/her first or Christian name
das nenne ich Mut/eine Überraschung — that's what I call courage/well, that 'is a surprise
2) (mitteilen) give <name, date of birth, address, reason, price, etc.>2.unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb <person, thing> be calleder nennt sich Maler — usw. (behauptet Maler usw. zu sein) he calls himself a painter etc.
und so was nennt sich nun ein Freund — (ugs.) and he/she has the nerve to call himself/herself a friend
* * *nennen; nennt, nannte, hat genanntjemanden nach jemandem nennen name ( oder call) sb after sb;mit seinem Namen nennen call sb by his ( oder her) name;jemanden einen Lügner nennen call sb a liar;Maria I., genannt „die Katholische“ Mary I, (otherwise) known as Mary the Catholic;das nenne ich eine Überraschung! well, that really is a surprise!;das nenne ich ein gelungenes Buch that’s what I call a well-written book;das nennst du einen guten Wein? is that what you call a good wine?kannst du mir den höchsten Berg der Welt nennen? can you name ( oder what’s) the highest mountain in the world?;können Sie mir ein gutes Hotel/eine gute Werkstatt nennen? can you give me the name of a good hotel/garage?3. (benennen) name;morgen will das Parteipräsidium den Spitzenkandidaten nennen the party executive committee wants to name the top candidate tomorrow;pro Verein können zwei Teilnehmer genannt werden each club can name two participantsB. v/r be called;wie nennt sich …? what’s … called?;und das oder umgso was nennt sich Lehrer! and he calls himself a teacher;und das nennt sich Kultur! and that’s supposed to be culture, and that goes by the name of culture, and they call it culture; → Eigen, genannt, Name 1* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) calljemanden nach jemandem nennen — call or name somebody after somebody
jemanden beim Vornamen nennen — call somebody by his/her first or Christian name
das nenne ich Mut/eine Überraschung — that's what I call courage/well, that 'is a surprise
2) (mitteilen) give <name, date of birth, address, reason, price, etc.>2.unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb <person, thing> be calleder nennt sich Maler — usw. (behauptet Maler usw. zu sein) he calls himself a painter etc.
und so was nennt sich nun ein Freund — (ugs.) and he/she has the nerve to call himself/herself a friend
* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: nannte, genannt)= to name v. -
20 quello
1. adj that, pl those2. pron that (one), pl those (ones)quello che the one thattutto quello che all (that), everything (that)* * *quello agg.dimostr.1 that; pl. those: quel ragazzo, quella ragazza, that boy, that girl; quei ragazzi, quelle ragazze, those boys, those girls; con quell'abito non potevo certo andare a teatro, I certainly couldn't go to the theatre in that dress; dammi quei giornali (là), give me those papers (there); chi ha mandato quei bellissimi fiori?, who sent those beautiful flowers?; che cosa fa tutta quella gente?, what are all those people doing?; vedete quella casa laggiù?, can you see that house down there?; quella sera rincasai molto tardi, that evening I got home very late; ha telefonato quel tuo amico, that friend of yours phoned; ho conosciuto quel simpaticone di tuo fratello, I met that nice brother of yours // avevi poi letto quel tal libro?, did you read that book, then? // in quello stesso giorno, on that very day; in quello stesso istante, at that very moment // in quel mentre, ( nel frattempo) meanwhile (o in the meantime) // ehi, quell'uomo!, hey there! // Con uso enfatico: ho preso uno di quegli spaventi, uno spavento di quelli!, I got such a fright!; ha detto tante di quelle sciocchezze!, he talked such rubbish!2 ( in espressioni ellittiche): ne ho sentite di quelle!, the things I've heard! // in quel di..., ( nel territorio di) in; ( nelle vicinanze di) in the neighbourhood of (o near); che novità ci sono in quel di Genova?, what's the latest (news) in Genoa?; abita in un paesino in quel di Pavia, he lives in a small village near Pavia3 (in funzione di art. det.) the: mi basta quel poco che ho, I'm satisfied with the little I have; non tornò più in quella casa dove aveva passato l'infanzia, he never came back to the house where he had spent his childhood; non era più quello stesso uomo che avevo conosciuto tanti anni prima, he was no longer the same man I had known all those years before◆ pron.dimostr.1 that (one): pl. those: ''Chi è quello?'' ''é il nuovo direttore'', ''Who's that?'' ''He's the new manager''; quelle sono le mie amiche, those are my friends; che cos'è quello?, what's that?; non è quello il giornale che volevo, that's not the paper I wanted; dammi questa valigia e prendi quella, give me this suitcase and take that one; qual è la tua penna, questa o quella?, which is your pen, this one or that one?; non mi piacciono questi pantaloni, preferisco quelli, I don't like these trousers, I prefer those // Con uso enfatico: è sempre quello, he's always the same!; buono quello!, (iron.) he's a fine one!; quello ( sì che) è vino!, that's what you call wine; quello ( sì che) sapeva parlare!, ah, there was a man who knew how to speak!; gran giorno fu quello!, that was a great day!2 (seguito da un agg. qualificativo, da un'espressione attributiva o da una frase relativa) the one; ( riferito a persona) the person; pl. the ones: ''Qual è il tuo cappotto?'' ''Quello verde'', ''Which is your coat?'' ''The green one''; quello a destra è il preside, the one on the right is the headmaster; quella con gli occhiali è la mia insegnante di matematica, the one with the glasses is my maths teacher; preferisco i vini italiani a quelli francesi, I prefer Italian wines to French ones; portate il libro di storia e quello di geografia, bring your history books and your geography ones as well; questo è proprio quello che cercavo, this is just the one I was looking for; scegliete quelli che vi sembrano migliori, choose the ones that look best // non è più quello di una volta, he is no longer the man he was // quello del latte, the milkman; è venuto quello dell'assicurazione, the insurance man came; quelli del piano di sotto, the people downstairs3 (in presenza di un caso poss., in inglese non si traduce): non è la mia casa, è quella di mio fratello, it isn't my house, it's my brother's; non usare la mia auto, usa quella di Giorgio, don't use my car, take George's4 (come antecedente di pron. rel.) ( con valore di colui) the man, the one; ( colei) the woman, the one; pl. those, the people; ( con valore di chiunque) whoever, anyone: quello che ha rotto il vetro, dovrà pagarlo, the person who (o whoever) broke the glass will have to pay for it; quelli che desiderano parlare, parlino pure, those who want to speak can do so; quella con cui hai parlato è la direttrice, the woman (o the one) you spoke to is the headmistress5 (con valore di pron. pers.) ( egli) he; ( ella) she; ( essi, esse) they: io parlavo, ma quello non mi ascoltava, I was speaking but he wasn't listening to me; e quelli risposero..., and they answered...6 ( con valore di ciò) that: quello dimostra che hai torto, that proves you're wrong; in quello non eravamo d'accordo, we didn't agree about that; per quello ho rifiutato, that's why I refused7 quello che, ( ciò che) what; tutto quello che, everything (o all) that: quello che ha detto è falso, what he said isn't true; è tutto quello che volevo dirti, that's all I wanted to tell you; dimmi tutto quello che sai, tell me everything you know // per quel che ne so io, for all I know8 quello... questo ( per indicare la prima e la seconda di cose o persone già menzionate) the former... the latter: Anna e Sara sono entrambe laureate in lettere; quella è giornalista, questa è insegnante, Anne and Sarah both have arts degrees; the former is a journalist and the latter a teacher9 questo... quello (l'uno... l'altro) one... one (o one... the other); (alcuni... altri) some... some (o some... others)10 (in frasi comparative, nel significato di quanto): è più tardi di quello che pensassi, it's later than I thought.* * *['kwello] quello (-a) davanti a sm quel + consonante, quell'+ vocale, quello + s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z; pl quei + consonante, quegli + vocale o s impura, gn, pn, ps, x, z; davanti a sf quella + consonante, quell' + vocale; pl quelle1. agg dimostr1) that, those plmi passi quel libro? — could you pass me that book?
voglio quella camicia lì o là — I want that shirt there
dove hai comprato quei quadri? — where did you buy those paintings?
dove metto quello scatolone? — where shall I put that box?
chi sono quegli uomini? — who are those men?
2)(seguito da proposizione relativa)
con quel poco che abbiamo — with what o the little we havedov'è quel maglione che mi dicevi? — where's the o that jumper you were telling me about?
3)ho una di quelle paure! — I'm scared stiff!ne ha fatte di quelle! — (sciocchezze) he did some really stupid things!
una di quelle — (euf : prostituta) a working girl
2. pron dimostr1) that (one), those (ones) plquale vuoi? — quello bianco — which do you want? — the white one
il tuo nome e quello di Roberta — your name and Roberta's
quello di Giovanna è il voto migliore — Giovanna's is the best mark, Giovanna has the best mark
chi è quello lì? — who is that (person)?
sarebbe un'occasione d'oro e quelli non vogliono accettare — it's a golden opportunity but they don't want to accept
3)chiedi a quelli che l'hanno conosciuto — ask those who knew him
4)ho detto quello che sapevo — I've told you all I know
ho fatto quello che potevo — I did what I could
nega, e quel che è peggio, ci scherza sopra — he denies it, and what is worse, jokes about it
5)in quel di Milano — in the Milan area o region* * *['kwello] 1. aggettivo dimostrativo( quel, quell' [kwel]; pl. quegli ['kweʎʎi], quei ['kwei], quelle ['kwelle]; the form quell' is used only before a vowel; the masculine plural form is quei before a consonant followed by a vowel and before f, p, t, c, v, b, d, g followed by l or r; in all other cases quelli or quegli; today, the plural form quelli is used only when it follows a noun or does not immediately precede it)1) that, pl. those2.quel ragazzo, quell'uomo that boy, man; -a finestra that window; -e ragazze those girls; quello stesso giorno that same day; preferisco quel colore a questo I prefer that colour to this one; (seguito da proposizione relativa) chi è quell'uomo che abbiamo incontrato? — who's that man (that) we met?
1) that (one), pl. those (ones)che cos'è, chi è quello? — what's, who's that?
lo vedi quello? è mio fratello — (do you) see that man over there? he o that is my brother
"quale delle due?" - "-a (là)" — "which one of the two?" - "that one (over there)"
questo è per noi e quello nell'angolo è per voi — this is for us and the one in the corner is for you
2) colloq. (con valore enfatico)sta esagerando, quello lì! — that guy is pushing it a bit!
i tuoi occhi sono azzurri, -i di tuo fratello sono neri — your eyes are blue, your brother's are dark
le persone che abitano di fianco o -i del primo piano? — the people next door or the ones on the first floor?
quello del gas — colloq. the gas man
"quale disco?" - "quello di cui parlavo" — "which record?" - "the one I was talking about"
7) (ciò) whatfai quello che vuoi — do what you want o like
per quel che ne so io — as far as I can tell, for all I know
io parlavo e quello non mi ascoltava — I was talking and he wasn't listening to me; (lo stesso)
10) in quel diin quel di Torino — in o around o near Turin
* * *quello; the form quell' is used only before a vowel; the masculine plural form is quei before a consonant followed by a vowel and before f, p, t, c, v, b, d, g followed by l or r; in all other cases quelli or quegli; today, the plural form quelli is used only when it follows a noun or does not immediately precede it)v. la nota della voce questo.1 that, pl. those; quel ragazzo, quell'uomo that boy, man; - a finestra that window; - e ragazze those girls; quello stesso giorno that same day; preferisco quel colore a questo I prefer that colour to this one; (seguito da proposizione relativa) chi è quell'uomo che abbiamo incontrato? who's that man (that) we met?2 (con valore enfatico) ho uno di quei raffreddori! I've got such a cold! quel pigro di tuo figlio that lazy son of yours3 (seguito da possessivo) quel suo modo di fare that manner of his; quel tuo amico that friend of yours1 that (one), pl. those (ones); che cos'è, chi è quello? what's, who's that? lo vedi quello? è mio fratello (do you) see that man over there? he o that is my brother; "quale delle due?" - "-a (là)" "which one of the two?" - "that one (over there)"; questo è per noi e quello nell'angolo è per voi this is for us and the one in the corner is for you2 colloq. (con valore enfatico) sta esagerando, quello lì! that guy is pushing it a bit! ma guarda -a lì! get her!3 (seguito da preposizione) i tuoi occhi sono azzurri, -i di tuo fratello sono neri your eyes are blue, your brother's are dark; il treno del mattino o quello delle 17? the morning train or the 5 o'clock one? le persone che abitano di fianco o -i del primo piano? the people next door or the ones on the first floor? quello del gas colloq. the gas man; - i di Roma the people in Rome4 (seguito da proposizione relativa) quale vicina? -a che abita di fronte? which neighbour? the one who lives opposite? tutti -i che sono muniti di tessera all those who have a card; questi libri non sono -i che avevo scelto these books are not the ones I chose; "quale disco?" - "quello di cui parlavo" "which record?" - "the one I was talking about"5 (seguito da aggettivo qualificativo) quale vuoi? quello verde? which do you want? the green one? compra -i più piccoli buy the smallest ones6 (in un comparativo) è più intelligente di quello che pensavo he's more intelligent than I thought7 (ciò) what; fai quello che vuoi do what you want o like; hai tutto quello che ti occorre? do you have everything you need? per quel che mi riguarda as far as I'm concerned; per quel che ne so io as far as I can tell, for all I know8 (in espressioni ellittiche) la sai -a del pescatore? have you heard the one about the fisherman?9 (con valore di pronome personale) io parlavo e quello non mi ascoltava I was talking and he wasn't listening to me; (lo stesso) è sempre quello he's always the same
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