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1 call oneself

v.

llamarse, autonombrarse, titularse.

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2 to call oneself

to call oneself

considerarse

■ he calls himself an anarchist se considera un anarquista

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3 call

call [kɔ:l]

1. noun

   a. ( = shout) appel m

• a call for help un appel au secours

   b. [of bird] cri m

   c. ( = phone call) coup m de téléphone

• to make a call passer un coup de téléphone

• there's a call for you on te demande au téléphone

• I want to pay for the three calls I made je voudrais régler mes trois communications

• I'd like a call at 7am j'aimerais qu'on me réveille à 7 heures

   d. ( = summons, invitation) appel m ; ( = vocation) vocation f

• to be on call [doctor] être de garde

   e. ( = short visit) visite f

• to pay sb a call rendre visite à qn

• I made several calls [doctor] j'ai fait plusieurs visites

   f. ( = demand) there have been calls for new security measures on a demandé de nouvelles mesures de sécurité

   g. ( = need) there is no call for you to worry il n'y a pas lieu de vous inquiéter

   h. it's your/their etc call (figurative) c'est à toi/eux etc de décider

2. transitive verb

   a. [+ person, sb's name] appeler

• to call sb in/out/up crier à qn d'entrer/de sortir/de monter

• "hello!" he called « bonjour ! » cria-t-il

• let's call it a day! (inf) ça suffira pour aujourd'hui !

• we called it a day at 3 o'clock (inf) à 3 heures, on a décidé d'arrêter

   b. ( = give name to) appeler

• to be called s'appeler

• what are you called? comment vous appelez-vous ?

• he calls himself a colonel il se prétend colonel

• he called her a liar il l'a traitée de menteuse

• I wouldn't call it an ideal solution je ne dirais pas que c'est une solution idéale

• shall we call it $10? (agreeing on price) disons 10 dollars ?

• what I call education is... pour moi, l'éducation c'est...

   c. ( = summon) appeler ; ( = waken) réveiller

• to call a doctor appeler un médecin

• call me at eight réveillez-moi à huit heures

• to call the police/an ambulance appeler la police/une ambulance

• to call a meeting convoquer une assemblée

   d. ( = telephone) appeler

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person] appeler ; [bird] pousser un cri

• to call (out) to sb appeler qn

   b. ( = visit also call in passer

• she called (in) to see her mother elle est passée voir sa mère

• to call (in) at a port/at Dover faire escale dans un port/à Douvres

   c. ( = telephone) appeler

• who's calling? c'est de la part de qui ?

• to call in sick téléphoner pour dire qu'on est malade

4. compounds

► call centre noun centre m d'appels

► call girl noun call-girl f

► call-out charge, call-out fee noun frais mpl de déplacement

► call sign, call signal noun indicatif m (d'appel)

► call-up noun ( = military service) appel m (sous les drapeaux)

• general call-up (in wartime) mobilisation f générale ► call-up papers plural noun papiers mpl militaires

► call waiting noun (Telecommunications) signal m d'appel

► call away separable transitive verb

• to be called away on business être obligé de s'absenter pour affaires► call back (on phone)

1. intransitive verb

rappeler

2. separable transitive verb

rappeler

► call for inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = summon) appeler

   b. ( = require) [+ actions, measures, courage] exiger

• the situation calls for a new approach la situation exige une nouvelle approche

• strict measures are called for des mesures strictes s'imposent

• to call for sb's resignation réclamer la démission de qn

   c. ( = collect) I'll call for you at 6 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 6 heures

► call in separable transitive verb

   a. [+ doctor, police] appeler

• he was called in to lead the inquiry on a fait appel à lui pour mener l'enquête

   b. [+ faulty product] rappeler

► call off separable transitive verb

[+ appointment, trip, wedding] annuler ; [+ match] ( = cancel) annuler ; ( = cut short) interrompre

• to call off a strike (before it starts) annuler une grève ; (after it starts) mettre fin à une grève► call on inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = visit) [+ person] rendre visite à

   b. to call on sb to do ( = invite) prier qn de faire ; ( = order) mettre qn en demeure de faire

► call out

1. intransitive verb

pousser un cri (or des cris)

• he called out to me il m'a appelé

2. separable transitive verb

[+ doctor] appeler ; [+ troops, fire brigade, police] faire appel à

• to call workers out (on strike) lancer un ordre de grève

► call round intransitive verb

• to call round to see sb passer voir qn► call up separable transitive verb

   a. [+ troops] mobiliser ; [+ reservists] rappeler

   b. ( = phone) téléphoner à

► call upon inseparable transitive verb

• to call upon sb to do ( = invite) prier qn de faire ; ( = order) mettre qn en demeure de faire

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[kɔːl] 1.
noun

1) Telecommunications appel m (téléphonique) ( from de)

(tele)phone call — appel m (téléphonique)

to make a call — appeler, téléphoner

to make a call to Italy — appeler l'Italie, téléphoner en Italie

to give somebody a call — appeler quelqu'un

to return somebody's call — rappeler quelqu'un

2) ( cry) ( human) appel m ( for à); ( animal) cri m

to give somebody a call — appeler quelqu'un

3) ( summons) appel m

to put out a call for somebody — ( over public address) faire appeler quelqu'un; ( over radio) lancer un appel à quelqu'un

4) ( visit) visite f

social call — visite f de courtoisie

to make ou pay a call — lit rendre visite (on à)

5) ( demand) demande f ( for de)

there were calls for his resignation — sa démission a été réclamée

she has many calls on her time — elle est très sollicitée

we don't get much call for that — nous n'avons guère de demande pour cela

to have first call on something — avoir la priorité sur quelque chose

6) ( need)

there's no call for something/to do — il n'y a pas de raison pour quelque chose/de faire

there was no call for her to say that — elle n'avait aucune raison or aucun besoin de dire cela

7) ( allure) appel m (of de)

8) Sport décision f

9) ( for repayment) demande f de remboursement

a call for capital/tenders — un appel de fonds/d'offres

10) ( duty)

to be on call — [doctor] être de garde; [engineer] être de service

11) Religion ( vocation) vocation f
2.
transitive verb

1) (also call out) ( say loudly) appeler [name, number]; crier [answer, instructions]; annoncer [result, flight]

to call the register — School faire l'appel

he called (out) ‘Goodbye’ — il a crié ‘au revoir’

2) ( summon) appeler [lift]; ( by shouting) appeler [person, animal]; ( by phone) appeler; ( by letter) convoquer

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

3) ( telephone) (also call up) appeler (at à; from de)

4) ( give a name) appeler [person, baby, animal, place, product] (by par); intituler [book, film, music, play]

5) ( arrange) organiser [strike]; convoquer [meeting, rehearsal]; fixer [election]

6) ( waken) réveiller [person]

7) ( describe as)

to call somebody stupid/a liar — traiter quelqu'un d'imbécile/de menteur/-euse

I wouldn't call it spacious — je ne dirais pas que c'est spacieux

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 it what you will — appelle ça comme tu veux

parapsychology or whatever they ou you call it — (colloq) la métapsychologie ou quelque chose dans ce goût-là (colloq)

(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] déclarer

9) Computing appeler [file]
3.
intransitive verb

1) (also call out) ( cry out) [person, animal] appeler; ( louder) crier; [bird] crier

London calling — Radio ici Londres

2) ( telephone) appeler

thank you for calling — merci d'avoir appelé

please call back in an hour — rappelez dans une heure s'il vous plaît

who's calling? — qui est à l'appareil?

3) ( visit) passer

to call at — passer chez [person, shop]; passer à [bank, library]; [train] s'arrêter à [town, station]; [ship] 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) parier
4.
reflexive verb

to call oneself — se faire appeler [Smith, Bob]; ( claim to be) se dire, se prétendre [poet, designer]

I am proud to call myself European — je suis fier d'être européen

Phrasal Verbs:

- call away

- call back

- call by

- call for

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call over

- call round

- call up

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call

A n

1 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 ;

2 ( audible cry) ( human) appel m (for à) ; ( animal) cri m ; to give sb a call appeler 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 ;

7 ( allure) (of mountains, sea, the unknown) appel m (of de) ;

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 ;

10 ( duty) to be on call [doctor] être de garde ; [engineer] être de service ;

11 Relig ( vocation) vocation f.

B vtr

1 ( 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 ;

5 ( arrange) organiser [strike] ; convoquer [conference, meeting, rehearsal] ; fixer [election] ;

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 vi

1 ( 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.

Idiom

it was a close call c'était de justesse.

Phrasal verbs

■ call away:

▶ call [sb] away appeler ; to be called away être obligé de s'absenter.

■ call back:

▶ call back

1 ( on phone) rappeler ;

2 ( return) repasser ;

▶ call [sb] back

1 (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]

1 ( shout) appeler à [help] ; appeler [ambulance, doctor] ;

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 ;

4 ( collect) passer prendre [person] ; passer chercher [object].

■ call forth littér:

▶ call forth [sth], call [sth] forth susciter.

■ call in:

▶ call in

1 ( visit) passer ;

2 ( telephone) appeler ; to call in sick [employee] appeler pour dire qu'on est malade ;

▶ call in [sb], call [sb] in

1 lit ( summon inside) faire rentrer [person, animal] ; faire entrer [candidate, client, patient] ;

2 ( send for) faire appel à [expert, police, engineer] ;

▶ call in [sth], call [sth] in

1 ( 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] off

1 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]

1 ( visit) ( also call in on) rendre visite à [relative, friend] ; visiter [patient, client] ;

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 ( cry aloud) appeler ; ( louder) crier ;

▶ call out [sb], call [sb] out

1 ( 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] up

1 ( 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].

■ call upon = call on.

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call [kɔ:l]

appeler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (d), 2 (g) pousser un cri ⇒ 1 (c) passer ⇒ 1 (d) s'arrêter ⇒ 1 (e) réveiller ⇒ 2 (c) appel ⇒ 3 (a)-(c) visite ⇒ 3 (d)

1 intransitive verb

(a) (with one's voice) appeler;

∎ if you need me, just call si tu as besoin de moi, tu n'as qu'à (m') appeler;

∎ she called to her son in the crowd elle appela son fils dans la foule;

∎ to call for help appeler à l'aide ou au secours

(b) (on the telephone) appeler;

∎ where are you calling from? d'où appelles-tu?;

∎ it's Alison calling c'est Alison à l'appareil;

∎ who's calling? qui est à l'appareil?, c'est de la part de qui?;

∎ may I ask who's calling? qui est à l'appareil, je vous prie?

(c) (animal, bird) pousser un cri

(d) British (visit) passer;

∎ did the postman call? est-ce que le facteur est passé?;

∎ I'll call at the butcher's on the way home je passerai chez le boucher en revenant à la maison;

∎ do call again n'hésitez pas à revenir;

∎ I was out when they called je n'étais pas là quand ils sont passés

(e) British (stop) s'arrêter;

∎ to call at (train) s'arrêter à; (ship) faire escale à

(f) Cards (in bridge) appeler (l'atout); (in poker) forcer l'adversaire à déclarer son jeu

2 transitive verb

(a) (with one's voice) appeler;

∎ to call sb's name appeler qn;

∎ can you call the children to the table? pouvez-vous appeler les enfants pour qu'ils viennent à table?;

∎ "be careful!", he called "attention!", cria-t-il;

∎ School to call the roll faire l'appel

(b) (telephone) appeler;

∎ who's calling? qui est à l'appareil?;

∎ call me tonight appelle-moi ce soir;

∎ don't call me at work ne m'appelle pas au bureau;

∎ we called his house nous avons appelé chez lui;

∎ to call the police/fire brigade appeler la police/les pompiers;

∎ humorous euphemism don't call us, we'll call you on vous écrira

(c) (wake up) réveiller;

∎ can you call me at nine? pouvez-vous me réveiller à 9 heures?

(d) (name or describe as) appeler;

∎ he has a cat called Felix il a un chat qui s'appelle Félix;

∎ she was called "Ratty" as a child on l'appelait "Ratty" quand elle était enfant;

∎ British he was called Charles after his grandfather on l'a appelé Charles comme son grand-père;

∎ to call oneself a colonel s'attribuer le titre de colonel;

∎ what's this called? comment est-ce qu'on appelle ça?, comment est-ce que ça s'appelle?;

∎ she called him a crook elle l'a traité d'escroc;

∎ are you calling me a thief? me traitez-vous de voleur?;

∎ to call sb names injurier qn, invectiver qn;

∎ they called him all sorts of names or every name in the book ils l'ont traité de tous les noms

(e) (consider)

∎ Denver is where I call home c'est à Denver que je me sens chez moi;

∎ he had no home to call his own il n'avait pas de chez lui;

∎ she had no time to call her own elle n'avait pas de temps à elle;

∎ (and you) call yourself a Christian! et tu te dis chrétien!;

∎ I don't call that clean ce n'est pas ce que j'appelle propre;

∎ British let's call it £10, shall we? disons ou mettons 10 livres, d'accord?;

∎ let's call it a day si on s'arrêtait là pour aujourd'hui?

(f) (announce)

∎ to call an election annoncer des élections;

∎ to call a meeting convoquer une assemblée;

∎ to call a strike appeler à la grève

(g) (send for, summon) appeler, convoquer;

∎ he was called to the phone on l'a demandé au téléphone;

∎ to call the doctor faire venir le médecin, appeler le médecin;

∎ she was suddenly called home elle a été rappelée soudainement chez elle;

∎ to be called away on an emergency être appelé en urgence;

∎ he's been called away, his mother is ill il a dû s'absenter parce que sa mère est malade;

∎ he was called to his regiment il a été rappelé à son régiment;

∎ she was called as a witness elle a été citée comme témoin;

∎ he called me over il m'a appelé;

∎ to call sth into being former qch

(h) Finance

∎ to call a loan exiger le remboursement d'un prêt

(i) Sport (declare, judge) juger;

∎ he called it out il a jugé qu'elle était dehors

(j) Cards (in bridge) annoncer; (in poker) demander

(k) to call heads/tails choisir face/pile

(l) (idioms)

∎ to call sth to mind rappeler qch;

∎ the scenery calls to mind certain parts of Brittany le paysage rappelle un peu certaines parties de la Bretagne;

∎ to call sth into play faire jouer qch;

∎ market forces will soon be called into play on fera bientôt jouer les lois du marché;

∎ to call sth into question remettre qch en question;

∎ she called into question his competence as a doctor elle a mis ses compétences de médecin en doute;

∎ familiar to call the shots or British tune faire la loi

3 noun

(a) (cry, shout) appel m; (of animal, bird) cri m; (of bugle, drum) appel m;

∎ figurative the call of the sea l'appel du large;

∎ he showed dedication (above and) beyond the call of duty il a fait preuve d'un dévouement bien au-delà de ce qu'on était en droit d'attendre de lui;

∎ a call for help un appel à l'aide ou au secours;

∎ to give sb a call (waken) réveiller qn

(b) (on telephone) appel m;

∎ can I make a call? puis-je téléphoner?;

∎ to put a call through passer une communication;

∎ to make a call passer un coup de téléphone;

∎ there's a call for you on vous demande au téléphone;

∎ to take a call prendre un appel;

∎ I'll give you a call tomorrow je t'appelle demain;

∎ how much does a call to Italy cost? combien est-ce que ça coûte d'appeler en Italie ou l'Italie?;

∎ he's on a call il est en ligne;

∎ to return sb's call rappeler qn

(c) (summons) appel m;

∎ to come at/answer sb's call venir/répondre à l'appel de qn;

∎ to be within call être à portée de voix;

∎ this is the last call for passengers for Bordeaux ceci est le dernier appel pour les passagers à destination de Bordeaux;

∎ call for tenders appel m d'offres;

∎ euphemism to obey or answer a call of nature satisfaire un besoin naturel

(d) (visit) visite f;

∎ British to make or pay a call on sb rendre visite à qn;

∎ British she had several calls to make in the neighbourhood elle devait rendre quelques visites dans le voisinage;

∎ the doctor doesn't make house calls le médecin ne fait pas de visites à domicile

(e) British (stop)

∎ the ship made a call at Genoa le navire a fait escale à Gênes

(f) (demand, need)

∎ there have been renewed calls for a return to capital punishment il y a des gens qui demandent à nouveau le rétablissement de la peine de mort;

∎ there is little call for unskilled labour il n'y a qu'une faible demande de travailleurs non spécialisés;

∎ there's no call to shout il n'y a aucune raison de crier;

∎ there's no call for rudeness! pas besoin ou ce n'est pas la peine d'être impoli!;

∎ you have first call on my time je m'occuperai de vous en premier lieu

(g) Stock Exchange option f d'achat, call m;

∎ call of more option f du double

(h) Finance (for repayment) demande f (d'argent);

∎ call for capital appel m de fonds;

∎ payable at call payable sur demande ou à présentation ou à vue

(i) Sport (decision) jugement m

(j) Cards (in bridge) annonce f; (in solo, whist) demande f

(k) Religion vocation f;

∎ he felt a call (to the ministry) il se sentait une vocation religieuse

(l) (heads or tails)

∎ your call pile ou face?;

∎ it's your call! c'est à toi de décider

4 on call adjective

(doctor, nurse) de garde; (police, troops) en éveil; (car) disponible; Finance (loan) remboursable sur demande

►► call alarm alarme f (pour personne âgée ou handicapée);

Telecommunications call barring interdiction f d'appels;

Telecommunications British call box (telephone box) cabine f téléphonique; American (on roadside) borne f d'appel d'urgence;

call button bouton d'appel;

Commerce call centre centre m d'appels;

Telecommunications call connection établissement m d'appel;

Telecommunications call diversion transfert m d'appel;

Stock Exchange call feature = clause de remboursement anticipé au gré de l'émetteur;

Telecommunications call forwarding redirection f d'appel;

Telecommunications call forwarding device dispositif m de redirection d'appel;

call girl (prostitute) call-girl f;

Telecommunications call holding mise f en attente d'appels;

Telecommunications call key touche f d'appel;

call letter avis m d'appel de fonds;

American Radio call letters indicatif m d'appel (d'une station de radio);

Finance call loan prêt m à vue, prêt m remboursable sur demande;

Finance call money argent m au jour le jour;

American call number (on library book) cote f;

Stock Exchange call option option f d'achat, call m;

Stock Exchange call price cours m du dont;

Telecommunications call screening filtrage m d'appels;

Computing call sequence séquence f d'appel;

Radio call sign indicatif m d'appel (d'une station de radio);

Telecommunications call waiting signal m d'appel;

Telecommunications call waiting service signal m d'appel;

call warrant warrant m à l'achat

➲ call aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part

➲ call away separable transitive verb

∎ she was called away from the office on l'a appelée et elle a dû quitter le bureau;

∎ she's often called away on business elle doit souvent partir en déplacement ou s'absenter pour affaires

➲ call back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (on telephone) rappeler;

∎ I'll call you back later je te rappelle plus tard

(b) (ask to return) rappeler;

∎ I was already at the door when she called me back j'étais déjà près de la porte lorsqu'elle m'a rappelé

2 intransitive verb

(a) (on telephone) rappeler;

∎ can you call back after five? pourriez-vous rappeler après cinq heures?

(b) (visit again) revenir, repasser;

∎ I'll call back tomorrow je reviendrai ou repasserai demain

➲ call down separable transitive verb

(a) literary (invoke)

∎ he called down the wrath of God on the killers il appela la colère de Dieu sur la tête des tueurs

(b) American familiar (reprimand) engueuler

➲ call for inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (collect)

∎ he called for her at her parents' house il est passé la chercher chez ses parents;

∎ whose is this parcel? - someone's calling for it later à qui est ce paquet? - quelqu'un passera le prendre plus tard

(b) (put forward as demand) appeler, demander; (of agreement, treaty) prévoir;

∎ the opposition called for an official statement l'opposition a exigé ou demandé une déclaration officielle;

∎ the police are calling for tougher penalties la police réclame des sanctions plus fermes

(c) (require) exiger;

∎ the situation called for quick thinking la situation demandait ou exigeait qu'on réfléchisse vite;

∎ this calls for a celebration/a drink! il faut fêter/arroser ça!;

∎ that sort of behaviour isn't called for on se passe bien de ce genre de comportement

➲ call forth separable transitive verb

formal provoquer, susciter;

∎ the article called forth vigorous denials l'article suscita ou occasionna des démentis énergiques

➲ call in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (send for) faire venir;

∎ call Miss Smith in, please faites entrer Mlle Smith, s'il vous plaît;

∎ an accountant was called in to look at the books on a fait venir un comptable pour examiner les livres de comptes;

∎ she called the children in (back into the house) elle a fait rentrer les enfants;

∎ the army was called in to assist with the evacuation on a fait appel à l'armée pour aider à l'évacuation

(b) (recall → defective goods) rappeler; (→ banknotes) retirer de la circulation; (→ library books) faire rentrer

(c) Finance (debt) rappeler;

∎ to call in one's money faire rentrer ses fonds;

∎ to call in a loan (of bank) demander le remboursement d'un prêt

2 intransitive verb

(a) British (pay a visit) passer;

∎ she called in at her sister's to say goodbye elle est passée chez sa sœur pour dire au revoir

(b) (telephone) appeler, téléphoner;

∎ to call in sick téléphoner pour prévenir qu'on est malade

(c) Finance (currency) retirer de la circulation

➲ call off separable transitive verb

(a) (appointment, meeting, match, holidays) annuler; (deal) annuler, résilier;

∎ to call off a strike (before it takes place) annuler un ordre de grève; (when it has begun) mettre fin à une grève;

∎ to call off one's engagement rompre ses fiançailles;

∎ the police called off their search la police a arrêté ses recherches

(b) (dog, attacker) rappeler

➲ call on inseparable transitive verb British

(a) (summon) faire appel à;

∎ to call on the experts/sb's services faire appel aux ou avoir recours aux experts/services de qn

(b) (urge, invite)

∎ to call on sb to do sth demander à qn de faire qch;

∎ she called on the government to take action elle a demandé au gouvernement d'agir;

∎ I now call on Mr Stewart (to speak) je laisse la parole à M. Stewart

(c) (visit) rendre visite à;

∎ I'll call on her this evening je lui rendrai visite ou je passerai chez elle ce soir

(d) (invoke)

∎ to call on God invoquer le nom de Dieu

➲ call out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (cry out)

∎ "over here!" he called out "par ici!" appela-t-il;

∎ she called out the winning number elle a annoncé le numéro gagnant

(b) (summon) appeler, faire appel à;

∎ the army was called out to help on a fait appel à l'armée pour aider;

∎ the union called out its members for 24 hours le syndicat appela ses adhérents à une grève de 24 heures

2 intransitive verb

(shout) appeler;

∎ she called out to a policeman elle appela un agent de police;

∎ to call out in anger/pain crier de colère/douleur

➲ call out for inseparable transitive verb

exiger

➲ call round intransitive verb

British

∎ can I call round this evening? puis-je passer ce soir?;

∎ your mother called round for the parcel votre mère est passée prendre le paquet

➲ call together separable transitive verb

convoquer

➲ call up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (telephone) appeler

(b) Military (for military service) appeler; (reservists) mobiliser

(c) (evoke) évoquer, faire venir à l'esprit

(d) (summon) appeler, convoquer;

∎ she was called up for jury service elle a été appelée ou convoquée pour faire partie d'un jury

(e) Computing (help screen, menu) rappeler

2 intransitive verb

appeler

➲ call upon inseparable transitive verb

formal (request, summon) faire appel à;

∎ she may be called upon to give evidence il est possible qu'elle soit citée comme témoin;

∎ I called upon him for assistance j'ai fait appel à son aide

✾ Book 'The Call of the Wild' London 'L'Appel de la forêt'

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > call
6 call

1. I
abs

1) 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 Лондон

2) did anybody call? кто-нибудь приходил /был/?; he was out when I called его не было [дома], когда я заходил
2. II
call 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 люди
3. III
1) 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 забастовку

2) 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 назвать

3) call smb. will you call me or shall I call you? вы мне позвоните или я вам?
4. IV
1) 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. in

приглашать 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 рано

2) call smb. at some time please call me tomorrow пожалуйста, позвоните мне завтра [по телефону]
5. V
1) 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 кофе
6. VI
call 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 дешево
7. VII
call 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. XI
1) 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 времени

2) 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 поэзии

4) 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 придут

5) 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 вас
9. XIII
call 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 счетчика
10. XVI
1) 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 Смит

2) 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 домой

3) 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 отвечать

5) 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 опыта
11. XVIII
call oneself smb., smth. call oneself a colonel (a philosopher, a scholar, etc.) называть себя полковником и т.д., назваться полковником и т. д.
12. XXI1
1) 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 внимания

3) || 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 интересы

4) 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 именами

5) 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 телефону
13. XXVI
1) call smth. what... you can call it what you like можете называть это, как хотите

2) call smb. when... (if..., etc.) call me when you arrive (if he comes, etc.) позвоните мне, когда приедете и т. д.
14. XXVII2
1) call on smb. while... (when..., etc.) someone called on you while /when/ you were out кто-то приходил к вам, пока вас не было

2) 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

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > call
7 CALL

ko:l
1. verb
1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) llamar

2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) llamar

3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) llamar

4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar

5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) hacer una visita

6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) llamar

7) ((in card games) to bid.) marcar, declarar

2. noun
1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito

2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto

3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita

4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) llamada

5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) llamada

6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda

7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) necesidad, motivo

•

- caller
- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call

call¹ n

1. grito / llamada

nobody heard her calls nadie oyó sus gritos

2. llamada telefónica

I have to make a call tengo que hacer una llamada

3. visita

we had a call from the police recibimos una visita de la policía

call² vb

1. llamar / gritar

he called to me when he saw me through the window me llamó cuando me vio por la ventana

she called for help pidió ayuda a voces

2. llamar por teléfono / telefonear

I called my sister today hoy he llamado a mi hermana

3. llamar

they called their baby Ben le llamaron Ben al bebé

what's your dog called? ¿cómo se llama tu perro?

4. visitar / pasar a ver

he called on me last Tuesday pasó a verme el martes pasado

call

tr[kɔːl]

noun

1 (shout, cry) grito, llamada

■ a call for help un grito de socorro

2 (by telephone) llamada (telefónica)

■ there was a call for you te han llamado por teléfono

■ she hasn't returned your call no te ha devuelto la llamada

3 (of bird) reclamo

4 (demand) demanda; (need) motivo

■ there's not much call for typewriters nowadays hoy en día no hay mucha demanda de máquinas de escribir

■ there's no call for that language no hay por qué utilizar ese lenguaje

5 (summons, vocation) llamada; (lure) llamada, atracción nombre femenino

■ he felt the call of the priesthood sintió la llamada al sacerdocio

■ the call of the wild el atractivo de la naturaleza

6 (request, demand) llamamiento

■ the community leader made a call for calm el líder de la comunidad hizo un llamamiento a la calma

■ there have been calls for his resignation han pedido su dimisión

7 (short visit) visita

■ the doctor has several (house) calls to make el médico tiene que hacer varias visitas (a domicilio)

transitive verb

1 (shout) llamar

■ I heard you call my name oí que me llamabas

2 (by telephone) llamar

■ I'll call you when we get home te llamaré cuando lleguemos a casa

3 (summon - meeting, strike, election) convocar; (announce - flight) anunciar

4 (send for - police etc) llamar

■ she's been called to the manager's office la han llamado al despacho del director

5 (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?

intransitive verb

1 (shout) llamar

■ why didn't you come when I called? ¿por qué no viniste cuando te llamé?

2 (by phone) llamar

■ I just called to say I love you sólo he llamado para decirte que te quiero

■ who's calling please? ¿de parte de quién?

3 (visit) pasar, hacer una visita

■ I called round at Martin's this afternoon he pasado por casa de Martin esta tarde

4 (train) parar (at, en)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

let's call it a day démoslo por terminado, dejémoslo

let's call it quits dejémoslo estar

the call of duty la llamada del deber

to answer a call of nature hacer sus necesidades

to be on call estar de guardia

to call a halt to something atajar algo, acabar con algo

to call for something/somebody pasar a recoger algo/a alguien

to call in on somebody ir a ver a alguien

to call oneself considerarse

■ he calls himself an anarchist se considera un anarquista

to call somebody names poner verde a alguien, insultar a alguien

to call somebody to account pedirle cuentas a alguien

to call somebody's bluff devolver la pelota a alguien

to call something into question poner algo en duda

to call something one's own tener algo de propiedad

to call something to mind traer algo a la memoria

to call the shots / call the tune llevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantante

to give somebody a call llamar a alguien

to have first call on something tener prioridad sobre algo

to have too many calls on one's time tener muchas obligaciones, estar muy ocupado,-a

to pay a call on ir a ver a alguien, hacer una visita a alguien

what time do you call this? ¿qué horas son éstas?

call box SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cabina telefónica

call girl prostituta

call ['kɔl] vi

1) cry, shout: gritar, vociferar

2) visit: hacer (una) visita, visitar

3)

to call for : exigir, requerir, necesitar

it calls for patience: requiere mucha paciencia

call vt

1) summon: llamar, convocar

2) telephone: llamar por teléfono, telefonear

3) name: llamar, apodar

call n

1) shout: grito m, llamada f

2) : grito m (de un animal), reclamo m (de un pájaro)

3) summons: llamada f

4) demand: llamado m, petición f

5) visit: visita f

6) decision: decisión f (en deportes)

7) or telephone call : llamada f (telefónica)

call

n.

• llamada (Teléfono) s.f.

• llamamiento s.m.

• reclamo s.m.

• toque s.m.

• visita s.f.

call (s.o.) on the carpet

expr.

• estar sobre el tapete expr.

• reprender v.

v.

• apellidar v.

• convocar v.

• decir v.

(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-

pp: dicho

fut/c: dir-•)

• intitular v.

• invitar v.

• llamar (Teléfono) v.

• pasar lista v.

• titular v.

kɔːl
I

noun

1) ( by telephone) llamada f

to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

to give somebody a call — llamar a alguien (por teléfono)

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 m

b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m

3)

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)

to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f

4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)

there were calls for his resignation — pidieron su dimisión

5) ( claim)

there are too many calls on my time — muchas cosas reclaman mi atención

6) (usu with neg)

a) ( reason) motivo m

he had no call to be rude — no tenía por qué ser grosero

b) ( demand) demanda f

there's not much call for this product — no hay mucha demanda para este producto

7) ( visit) visita f

to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( shout) llamar

to call somebody's name — llamar a alguien

2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*

3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

for 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) llamar

we 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?

I don't call that difficult — yo no diría que es difícil

shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

Madrid calling — aquí Madrid

3) ( visit) pasar

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- call around

- call at

- call away

- call back

- call for

- call forth

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call round

- call up

- call upon

[kɔːl]
N ABBR = computer-assisted language learning
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[kɔːl]
I

noun

1) ( by telephone) llamada f

to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

to give somebody a call — llamar a alguien (por teléfono)

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 m

b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m

3)

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)

to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f

4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)

there were calls for his resignation — pidieron su dimisión

5) ( claim)

there are too many calls on my time — muchas cosas reclaman mi atención

6) (usu with neg)

a) ( reason) motivo m

he had no call to be rude — no tenía por qué ser grosero

b) ( demand) demanda f

there's not much call for this product — no hay mucha demanda para este producto

7) ( visit) visita f

to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( shout) llamar

to call somebody's name — llamar a alguien

2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*

3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

for 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) llamar

we 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?

I don't call that difficult — yo no diría que es difícil

shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

Madrid calling — aquí Madrid

3) ( visit) pasar

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- call around

- call at

- call away

- call back

- call for

- call forth

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call round

- call up

- call upon

English-spanish dictionary > CALL
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ko:l
1. verb
1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) llamar

2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) llamar

3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) llamar

4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) convocar

5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) hacer una visita

6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) llamar

7) ((in card games) to bid.) marcar, declarar

2. noun
1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grito

2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) canto

3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita

4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) llamada

5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) llamada

6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) demanda

7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) necesidad, motivo

•

- caller
- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call

call¹ n

1. grito / llamada

nobody heard her calls nadie oyó sus gritos

2. llamada telefónica

I have to make a call tengo que hacer una llamada

3. visita

we had a call from the police recibimos una visita de la policía

call² vb

1. llamar / gritar

he called to me when he saw me through the window me llamó cuando me vio por la ventana

she called for help pidió ayuda a voces

2. llamar por teléfono / telefonear

I called my sister today hoy he llamado a mi hermana

3. llamar

they called their baby Ben le llamaron Ben al bebé

what's your dog called? ¿cómo se llama tu perro?

4. visitar / pasar a ver

he called on me last Tuesday pasó a verme el martes pasado

call

tr[kɔːl]

noun

1 (shout, cry) grito, llamada

■ a call for help un grito de socorro

2 (by telephone) llamada (telefónica)

■ there was a call for you te han llamado por teléfono

■ she hasn't returned your call no te ha devuelto la llamada

3 (of bird) reclamo

4 (demand) demanda; (need) motivo

■ there's not much call for typewriters nowadays hoy en día no hay mucha demanda de máquinas de escribir

■ there's no call for that language no hay por qué utilizar ese lenguaje

5 (summons, vocation) llamada; (lure) llamada, atracción nombre femenino

■ he felt the call of the priesthood sintió la llamada al sacerdocio

■ the call of the wild el atractivo de la naturaleza

6 (request, demand) llamamiento

■ the community leader made a call for calm el líder de la comunidad hizo un llamamiento a la calma

■ there have been calls for his resignation han pedido su dimisión

7 (short visit) visita

■ the doctor has several (house) calls to make el médico tiene que hacer varias visitas (a domicilio)

transitive verb

1 (shout) llamar

■ I heard you call my name oí que me llamabas

2 (by telephone) llamar

■ I'll call you when we get home te llamaré cuando lleguemos a casa

3 (summon - meeting, strike, election) convocar; (announce - flight) anunciar

4 (send for - police etc) llamar

■ she's been called to the manager's office la han llamado al despacho del director

5 (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?

intransitive verb

1 (shout) llamar

■ why didn't you come when I called? ¿por qué no viniste cuando te llamé?

2 (by phone) llamar

■ I just called to say I love you sólo he llamado para decirte que te quiero

■ who's calling please? ¿de parte de quién?

3 (visit) pasar, hacer una visita

■ I called round at Martin's this afternoon he pasado por casa de Martin esta tarde

4 (train) parar (at, en)

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

let's call it a day démoslo por terminado, dejémoslo

let's call it quits dejémoslo estar

the call of duty la llamada del deber

to answer a call of nature hacer sus necesidades

to be on call estar de guardia

to call a halt to something atajar algo, acabar con algo

to call for something/somebody pasar a recoger algo/a alguien

to call in on somebody ir a ver a alguien

to call oneself considerarse

■ he calls himself an anarchist se considera un anarquista

to call somebody names poner verde a alguien, insultar a alguien

to call somebody to account pedirle cuentas a alguien

to call somebody's bluff devolver la pelota a alguien

to call something into question poner algo en duda

to call something one's own tener algo de propiedad

to call something to mind traer algo a la memoria

to call the shots / call the tune llevar la batuta, llevar la voz cantante

to give somebody a call llamar a alguien

to have first call on something tener prioridad sobre algo

to have too many calls on one's time tener muchas obligaciones, estar muy ocupado,-a

to pay a call on ir a ver a alguien, hacer una visita a alguien

what time do you call this? ¿qué horas son éstas?

call box SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL cabina telefónica

call girl prostituta

call ['kɔl] vi

1) cry, shout: gritar, vociferar

2) visit: hacer (una) visita, visitar

3)

to call for : exigir, requerir, necesitar

it calls for patience: requiere mucha paciencia

call vt

1) summon: llamar, convocar

2) telephone: llamar por teléfono, telefonear

3) name: llamar, apodar

call n

1) shout: grito m, llamada f

2) : grito m (de un animal), reclamo m (de un pájaro)

3) summons: llamada f

4) demand: llamado m, petición f

5) visit: visita f

6) decision: decisión f (en deportes)

7) or telephone call : llamada f (telefónica)

call

n.

• llamada (Teléfono) s.f.

• llamamiento s.m.

• reclamo s.m.

• toque s.m.

• visita s.f.

call (s.o.) on the carpet

expr.

• estar sobre el tapete expr.

• reprender v.

v.

• apellidar v.

• convocar v.

• decir v.

(§pres: digo, dices...) pret: dij-

pp: dicho

fut/c: dir-•)

• intitular v.

• invitar v.

• llamar (Teléfono) v.

• pasar lista v.

• titular v.

kɔːl
I

noun

1) ( by telephone) llamada f

to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

to give somebody a call — llamar a alguien (por teléfono)

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 m

b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m

3)

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)

to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f

4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)

there were calls for his resignation — pidieron su dimisión

5) ( claim)

there are too many calls on my time — muchas cosas reclaman mi atención

6) (usu with neg)

a) ( reason) motivo m

he had no call to be rude — no tenía por qué ser grosero

b) ( demand) demanda f

there's not much call for this product — no hay mucha demanda para este producto

7) ( visit) visita f

to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( shout) llamar

to call somebody's name — llamar a alguien

2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*

3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

for 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) llamar

we 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?

I don't call that difficult — yo no diría que es difícil

shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

Madrid calling — aquí Madrid

3) ( visit) pasar

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- call around

- call at

- call away

- call back

- call for

- call forth

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call round

- call up

- call upon

[kɔːl]
1. N

1) (=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 voz

2) (Telec) llamada f

long-distance call — conferencia f

to 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

a call went to the fire brigade — se llamó a los bomberos

he's had a call to the Palace — le han llamado a palacio

• to answer the call — (Rel) acudir al llamamiento

• the boat sent out a call for help — el barco emitió una llamada de socorro

there were calls for the Minister's resignation — hubo quienes pidieron la dimisión del ministro

a call for a strike — una convocatoria de huelga

a call for congress papers — una convocatoria de ponencias para un congreso

• to be on call — (=on duty) estar de guardia; (=available) estar disponible

money on call — dinero m a la vista

• the minister sent out a call to the country to remain calm — el ministro hizo un llamamiento al país para que conservara la calma

4) (=lure) llamada f

• the call of duty — la llamada del deber

• to answer the call of nature — euph hacer sus necesidades fisiológicas

• the call of the sea — la llamada del mar

• the call of the unknown — la llamada de lo desconocido

5) (=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 algn

• port of call — puerto m de escala

6) (=need) motivo m

• you had no call to say that — no tenías motivo alguno para decir eso

there is no call for alarm — no tienen por qué asustarse

7) (=demand) demanda f ( for de)

• there isn't much call for these now — hay poca demanda de estos ahora

8) (=claim)

• to have first call on sth — (resources etc) tener prioridad en algo; (when buying it) tener opción de compra sobre algo

there are many calls on my time — hay muchos asuntos que requieren mi atención

the UN has many calls on its resources — la ONU reparte sus recursos en muchos frentes

9) (Bridge) marca f, voz f

whose call is it? — ¿a quién le toca declarar?

10)

- have a close call

that was a close call — eso fue cosa de milagro

2. VT

1) (=shout out) [+ name, person] llamar, gritar

did you call me? — ¿me llamaste?

they called me to see it — me llamaron para que lo viese
attention 1., 1), halt 1., 1), name 1., 2), shot 2., 4), tune 1., 1)
2) (=summon) [+ doctor, taxi] llamar; [+ meeting, election] convocar

• to be called to the Bar — (Brit) (Jur) licenciarse como abogado, recibirse de abogado (LAm)

• he felt called to serve God — se sentía llamado a servir al Señor

• to call a strike — convocar una huelga

• to call sb as a witness — citar a algn como testigo

3) (Telec) llamar (por teléfono)

I'll call you tomorrow — te llamo mañana

London called you this morning — esta mañana le llamaron desde Londres

don't call us, we'll call you — no se moleste en llamar, nosotros le llamaremos

4) (=announce) [+ flight] anunciar

5) (=waken) despertar, llamar

please call me at eight — me llama or despierta a las ocho, por favor

6) (=name, describe) llamar

to be called — llamarse

I'm called Peter — me llamo Peter

what are you called? — ¿cómo te llamas?

they call each other by their surnames — se llaman por los apellidos

what are they calling him? — ¿qué nombre le van a poner?

they're calling the boy John — al niño le van a llamar John

I called him a liar — lo llamé mentiroso

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 insulto

let's call it £50 — quedamos en 50 libras

• I had nothing I could call my own — no tenía más que lo puesto

• what time do you call this? — iro ¿qué hora crees que es?

• call yourself a friend? — iro ¿y tú dices que eres un amigo?

- let's call it a day

8) [+ result] (of election, race) hacer público, anunciar

it's too close to call — la cosa está muy igualada or reñida

9) (Bridge) declarar

to call three spades — declarar tres picas

10) (US) (Sport) [+ game] suspender

3. VI

1) (=shout) [person] llamar; (=cry, sing) [bird] cantar

did you call? — ¿me llamaste?

to call to sb — llamar a algn

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.

CPD

call 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 aside

- call at

- call away

- call back

- call down

- call for

- call forth

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call out for

- call over

- call round

- call together

- call up

- call upon

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[kɔːl]
I

noun

1) ( by telephone) llamada f

to make a call — hacer* una llamada (telefónica)

to give somebody a call — llamar a alguien (por teléfono)

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 m

b) ( of animal) grito m; ( of bird) reclamo m

3)

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)

to answer o obey the call of nature — (euph) hacer* sus (or mis etc) necesidades (euf)

b) ( lure) llamada f, atracción f

4) ( demand) llamamiento m, llamado m (AmL)

there were calls for his resignation — pidieron su dimisión

5) ( claim)

there are too many calls on my time — muchas cosas reclaman mi atención

6) (usu with neg)

a) ( reason) motivo m

he had no call to be rude — no tenía por qué ser grosero

b) ( demand) demanda f

there's not much call for this product — no hay mucha demanda para este producto

7) ( visit) visita f

to pay a call on somebody — hacerle* una visita a alguien

8) ( Sport) decisión f, cobro m (Chi)

II
1.

transitive verb

1) ( shout) llamar

to call somebody's name — llamar a alguien

2) \<\<police/taxi/doctor\>\> llamar; \<\<strike\>\> llamar a, convocar*

3) (contact - by telephone, radio) llamar

for 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) llamar

we 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?

I don't call that difficult — yo no diría que es difícil

shall we call it $30? — digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

5) ( in poker) ver*; ( in bridge) declarar

2.

vi

1) \<\<person\>\> llamar

to call TO somebody: she called to me for help — me llamó para que la ayudara

2) (by telephone, radio) llamar

who's calling, please? — ¿de parte de quién, por favor?

Madrid calling — aquí Madrid

3) ( visit) pasar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- call around

- call at

- call away

- call back

- call for

- call forth

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call round

- call up

- call upon

English-spanish dictionary > call
9 call

1. intransitive verb
1) (shout) rufen

call to somebody — jemandem zurufen

call [out] for help — um Hilfe rufen

call [out] for somebody — nach jemandem rufen

call after somebody — jemandem hinterherrufen

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)

who is calling, please? — wer spricht da, bitte?

thank you for calling — vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!; (broadcast)

this is London calling — hier spricht od. ist London
2. transitive verb
1) (cry out) rufen; aufrufen [Namen, Nummer]

2) (cry to) rufen [Person]

3) (summon) rufen; (to a duty, to do something) aufrufen

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 mit

don't call us, we'll call you — wir sagen Ihnen Bescheid

5) (rouse) wecken

6) (announce) einberufen [Konferenz]; ausrufen [Streik]

call a halt to something — mit etwas Schluss machen

call time — (in pub) ≈ "Feierabend" rufen

7) (name) nennen

he is called Bob — er heißt Bob

you can call him by his first name — ihr könnt ihn mit Vornamen anreden

what is it called in English? — wie heißt das auf englisch?

Call somebody names — jemanden beschimpfen

8) (consider) nennen

9) (Cards etc.) ansagen
3. noun
1) (shout, cry) Ruf, der

a call for help — ein Hilferuf

can you give me a call at 6 o'clock? — können Sie mich um 6 Uhr wecken?

remain/be within call — in Rufweite bleiben/sein

on call — dienstbereit

2) (of bugle, whistle) Signal, das

3) (visit) Besuch, der

make 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.)

4) (telephone call) Anruf, der; Gespräch, das

give somebody a call — jemanden anrufen

make a call — ein Telefongespräch führen

receive a call — einen Anruf erhalten

5) (invitation, summons) Aufruf, der

the call of the sea/the wild — der Ruf des Meeres/der Wildnis

call of nature — natürlicher Drang

answer the call of duty — der Pflicht gehorchen

6) (need, occasion) Anlass, der; Veranlassung, die

7) (esp. Comm.): (demand) Abruf, der

have many calls on one's purse/time — finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein

8) (Cards etc.) Ansage, die

it's your call — du musst ansagen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/10288/call_away">call away

- call back

- call down

- call for

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call up

- call upon

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[ko:l] 1. verb
1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) rufen

2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) bezeichnen als

3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) rufen

4) (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 lassen

5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) kurz besuchen

6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) anrufen

7) ((in card games) to bid.) die Farbe ansagen
2. noun
1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) der Ruf

2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) der Lockruf

3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) der kurze Besuch

4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) der Anruf

5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) der Ruf

6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) die Nachfrage

7) (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
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call

[kɔ:l, AM esp kɑ:l]

I. NOUN

1. (on the telephone) Telefonat nt, [Telefon]anruf m, [Telefon]gespräch nt

were there any \calls for me? hat jemand für mich angerufen?

international/local \call Auslands-/Ortsgespräch nt

official/private \call Dienst-/Privatgespräch nt

to give sb a \call jdn anrufen

to make a \call telefonieren

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 zurückrufen

to return sb's \call jdn zurückrufen

to take a \call ein Gespräch annehmen [o entgegennehmen

2. (visit) Besuch m; of a doctor, nurse Hausbesuch m; NAUT

port of \call Anlaufhafen m

sales \call Vertreterbesuch m

to make \calls Hausbesuche machen

to pay a \call on sb bei jdm vorbeischauen fam

3. (request to come)

to be on \call Bereitschaft [o Bereitschaftsdienst] haben

to receive a \call firemen, police zu einem Einsatz gerufen werden; doctor, nurse zu einem Hausbesuch gerufen werden

4. (shout) Ruf m; of an animal Ruf m, Schrei m; (to attract) Lockruf m

the whale has a very distinctive \call Wale geben ganz charakteristische Laute von sich

duck \call Entenlockpfeife f, Entenlocke f fachspr

a \call for help ein Hilferuf m

to give sb a \call jdn rufen

within \call in Rufweite [o Hörweite

5. no pl (appeal)

the \call of the desert/sea/wild der Ruf der Wüste/See/Wildnis

to answer the \call of nature ( hum) mal kurz verschwinden euph fam

6. no pl (vocation) Berufung f

to answer the \call seiner Berufung folgen

to feel [or have] the \call to do sth sich akk [dazu] berufen fühlen, etw zu tun

to feel the \call to join the ministry sich akk zum Priesteramt berufen fühlen

7. no pl (wake-up call)

to give sb a [morning] \call jdn [morgens] wecken

8. (request, desire) Forderung f ( for nach + dat)

9. no pl ECON (demand) Nachfrage f ( for nach + dat)

there's not much \call for fur coats these days Pelzmäntel sind zurzeit nicht sehr gefragt

to have many \calls on one's time zeitlich sehr beansprucht sein

10. no pl ( form or also hum: need) Veranlassung f, Grund m

there was no \call to shout es war nicht nötig zu schreien

there'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 haben

11. (summoning) also COMM, ECON, THEAT Aufruf m ( for zu + dat)

there are already \calls for a strike in the mining industry im Bergbau wird bereits zum Streik aufgerufen

\call for bids ECON öffentliche Ausschreibung

12. HUNT (on the horn) Signal nt

13. COMPUT [Programm]aufruf m

14. 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 f

\call on shares Aufforderung f zur Einzahlung auf Aktien fachspr

to exercise one's \call seine Kaufoption ausüben

at \call auf Abruf, sofort fällig

money at [or on] \call Tagesgeld nt

15. (judgement, decision) Entscheidung f; SPORT [Schiedsrichter]entscheidung f

it's your call ( fam) das ist deine Entscheidung [o entscheidest du]

we had a hard \call to make wir mussten eine schwierige Entscheidung treffen

to be a judgement \call AM eine Frage der Beurteilung sein

16. LAW (admission of barrister) Zulassung f

he is ten years' \call er ist seit zehn Jahren [als Anwalt] zugelassen

17.

▶ to be at sb's beck and \call ( fam) jdm jederzeit zu Diensten stehen

I've got him at my beck and \call er tanzt völlig nach meiner Pfeife

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1.

▪ to \call sb (on the telephone) jdn anrufen; (by radio) jdn rufen

don't \call us, we'll \call you wir melden uns bei Ihnen

to \call sb collect AM jdn per R-Gespräch anrufen

2. (name)

▪ to \call sth/sb sth:

they've \called their 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 [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 Namen

she's \called by her second name, Jane sie wird mit ihrem zweiten Namen Jane gerufen

to \call sb names jdn beschimpfen

3. (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 lügst

don'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 Pfund

to \call sb a close friend jdn als guten Freund/gute Freundin bezeichnen

4. (shout)

▪ to \call sth etw rufen

▪ to \call sth at [or to] sb jdm etw zurufen

I \called at [or to] him not to be late ich rief ihm zu, er solle nicht zu spät kommen

to \call insults at sb jdn lautstark beschimpfen

5. (read aloud)

to \call a list eine Liste verlesen

to call a name/number einen Namen/eine Nummer aufrufen [o verlesen]

to \call the roll die Anwesenheitsliste durchgehen

6. (summon)

▪ to \call sb jdn rufen

please wait over there until I \call you warten Sie bitte dort drüben, bis ich Sie aufrufe

I was \called to an emergency meeting ich wurde zu einer dringenden Sitzung gerufen

to \call sb to dinner jdn zum Abendessen rufen

to \call a doctor/a taxi einen Arzt/ein Taxi kommen lassen

to \call an expert einen Sachverständigen beiziehen

to \call sb to order (ask for quiet) jdn um Ruhe bitten; (reprimand) jdn zur Ordnung rufen

to \call sb into a room jdn in ein Zimmer bitten; (rudely) jdn in ein Zimmer beordern

7. (bring)

to \call sb's attention to sth jds Aufmerksamkeit auf etw akk lenken

to \call sth into being etw ins Leben rufen

to \call attention to oneself auf sich akk aufmerksam machen

to \call sth to mind (recall) sich dat etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen; (remember) sich akk an etw akk erinnern

to \call sth into play etw ins Spiel bringen; (get under way) etw in die Wege leiten

to \call sth into question etw infrage stellen

8. (summon to office)

▪ to \call sb jdn berufen; (by God)

▪ 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 werden

9. (wake)

▪ to \call sb jdn wecken

10. (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 geh

they had to \call a halt to the match because of the heavy rain wegen des starken Regens musste das Spiel abgebrochen werden

to \call a meeting eine Versammlung einberufen

to \call a strike einen Streik ausrufen

11. AM ( fam: challenge)

▪ to \call sb on sth jdn auf etw akk ansprechen; (show disapproval) jdn wegen einer S. gen zur Rede stellen

12. SPORT

to \call a ball (in baseball) einen Ball geben

to \call a ball/pocket/shot AM (in billiards, pool) eine Kugel/ein Loch/einen Stoß anmelden

to \call the game AM das Spiel abbrechen

to \call a shot a goal ein Tor geben

13. FIN (demand payment)

to \call a loan/mortgage die Ablösung eines Darlehens/einer Hypothek fordern

14. LAW

to \call sb to the bar BRIT jdn als Anwalt zulassen

to \call a case eine Sache [bei Gericht] aufrufen

to \call the jury die Geschworenen berufen

to \call a witness einen Zeugen/eine Zeugin aufrufen

to \call sb as a witness jdn als Zeugen benennen [o vorladen

15.

▶ to \call sb's bluff (ask to prove sth) jdn beim Wort nehmen; (challenge to do sth) jdn auf die Probe stellen

▶ to \call it a day ( fam) Schluss machen

let's \call it a day! Schluss für heute!

▶ to \call sth one's own etw sein Eigen nennen geh

▶ to \call it quits ( fam) es gut sein lassen

▶ to \call one's shot AM die Karten aufdecken fig

▶ to \call [all] the shots, to \call the tune ( fam) das Sagen haben

▶ to \call a spade a spade ( usu hum fam) das Kind beim Namen nennen fig fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (telephone) anrufen

who's \calling, please? wer ist am Apparat?

I've been \calling all morning ich habe den ganzen Vormittag herumtelefoniert

to \call collect AM ein R-Gespräch führen

2. (drop by) vorbeischauen fam

the doctor \called and gave me an injection der Arzt war da und hat mir eine Spritze gegeben

3. (shout) rufen; animal, bird schreien

▪ to \call to sb jdm zurufen

4. (summon)

▪ to \call to sb nach jdm rufen

5. ECON, FIN einen Kredit kündigen

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abbr computergestütztes Sprachlernen
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call [kɔːl]

A s

1. Ruf m (auch Tennis: eines Linienrichters), Schrei m ( beide:

for 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 gerufen

2. (Lock)Ruf m (eines Tieres)

3. fig Lockung f, Ruf m:

the call of the sea (of nature);

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;

answer ( oder obey) the call of duty der Pflicht gehorchen

4. Signal n:

call to quarters MIL US Zapfenstreich m

5. fig Berufung f, Mission f

6. Ruf m, Berufung f (to auf einen Lehrstuhl, an eine Universität, in ein Amt): → bar A 19

7. 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);

call to arms MIL Einberufung f;

last call! US (in einer Bar etc) die letzten Bestellungen!, (etwa) Polizeistunde!; → order A 7, restraint 3

8. THEAT Herausruf m, Vorhang m:

he had many calls er bekam viele Vorhänge

9. (kurzer) Besuch (on sb, at sb’s [house] bei jemandem; at the hospital im Krankenhaus):

make a call einen Besuch machen (auch Arzt);

make ( oder pay) a call on sb jemanden besuchen, jemandem einen Besuch abstatten;

mailman’s (bes Br postman’s) call (das) Eintreffen der Post

10. SCHIFF Anlaufen n (eines Hafens), FLUG Anfliegen n (eines Flughafens):

make a call at a port einen Hafen anlaufen; → port¹ 1

11. neg.

a) Veranlassung f, Grund m:

there is no call for you to worry du brauchst dir keine Sorgen zu machen

b) Recht n, Befugnis f:

he had no call to do that er war nicht befugt, das zu tun

12. Inanspruchnahme f:

make many calls on sb’s time jemandes Zeit oft in Anspruch nehmen

13. → roll call

14. 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) telefonieren

15. Kartenspiel:

a) Ansage f

b) Poker: Aufforderung f, seine Karten auf den Tisch zu legen

16. WIRTSCH

a) Zahlungsaufforderung f

b) Abruf m (auch allg), Kündigung f (von Geldern):

at ( oder on) call auf Abruf (bereitstehend), auf tägliche Kündigung;

money at call tägliches Geld, Tagesgeld n;

be on call Dienstbereitschaft haben (Arzt etc)

c) Einlösungsaufforderung f (auf Schuldverschreibungen)

d) Nachfrage f ( for nach)

17. Börse: Kaufoption f, Vorprämie f:

have the first call fig den Vorrang haben

18. SPORT

a) Entscheidung f (des Schiedsrichters)

b) Pfiff m (des Schiedsrichters)

B v/t

1. jemanden (herbei)rufen, die Feuerwehr etc rufen, einen Arzt, ein Auto etc kommen lassen:

call sth after (to) sb jemandem etwas nachrufen (zurufen);

call to arms zu den Waffen rufen; → attention 1, being 1, etc

2. zu einem Streik etc aufrufen

3. befehlen, anordnen: → halt¹ A 1

4. eine Versammlung, Pressekonferenz etc einberufen, anberaumen

5. jemanden wecken:

please call me at 7 o’clock

6. Tiere (an)locken

7. TEL jemanden anrufen (on unter einer Nummer)

8. Namen etc verlesen: → roll A 2

9. a) JUR eine Streitsache, Zeugen aufrufen

b) IT ein Programm aufrufen

10. WIRTSCH eine Schuldverschreibung etc einfordern, kündigen

11. jemanden berufen (to → A 6): → bar A 19

12. jemanden oder etwas rufen, nennen:

call sb Peter;

be called heißen, genannt werden ( beide:

after nach);

a man called Smith ein Mann namens Smith;

call sth one’s own etwas sein Eigen nennen;

call a thing by its name eine Sache beim richtigen Namen nennen; → spade¹ A 1

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 will

14. nennen, finden, heißen, halten für:

I call that stupid

15. jemanden etwas schimpfen, heißen, schelten:

call sb a fool; → name C 3

16. Kartenspiel: eine Farbe ansagen:

call diamonds;

call sb’s hand (Poker) jemanden auffordern, seine Karten auf den Tisch zu legen

17. SPORT ein Foul etc pfeifen (Schiedsrichter):

the umpire called the ball out (Tennis) der Schiedsrichter gab den Ball aus

C v/i

1. rufen:

did you call? hast du gerufen?

2. auch fig rufen, schreien, dringend verlangen ( alle:

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;

nature called euph hum er etc verspürte ein menschliches Rühren;

not called for unnötig; → head Bes Redew

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?;

call for

a) etwas anfordern, bestellen,

b) jemanden, etwas abholen;

“to be called for” „postlagernd“; → leave¹ A 3

4. call at

a) SCHIFF anlegen in (dat):

call at a port einen Hafen anlaufen

b) BAHN halten in (dat)

c) FLUG einen Flughafen anfliegen

5. call (up)on

a) 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)

b) jemanden bitten ( to do zu tun)

6. anrufen, telefonieren:

who is calling? mit wem spreche ich?

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1. intransitive verb
1) (shout) rufen

call to somebody — jemandem zurufen

call [out] for help — um Hilfe rufen

call [out] for somebody — nach jemandem rufen

call after somebody — jemandem hinterherrufen

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)

who is calling, please? — wer spricht da, bitte?

thank you for calling — vielen Dank für Ihren Anruf!; (broadcast)

this is London calling — hier spricht od. ist London
2. transitive verb
1) (cry out) rufen; aufrufen [Namen, Nummer]

2) (cry to) rufen [Person]

3) (summon) rufen; (to a duty, to do something) aufrufen

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 mit

don't call us, we'll call you — wir sagen Ihnen Bescheid

5) (rouse) wecken

6) (announce) einberufen [Konferenz]; ausrufen [Streik]

call a halt to something — mit etwas Schluss machen

call time — (in pub) ≈ "Feierabend" rufen

7) (name) nennen

he is called Bob — er heißt Bob

you can call him by his first name — ihr könnt ihn mit Vornamen anreden

what is it called in English? — wie heißt das auf englisch?

Call somebody names — jemanden beschimpfen

8) (consider) nennen

9) (Cards etc.) ansagen
3. noun
1) (shout, cry) Ruf, der

a call for help — ein Hilferuf

can you give me a call at 6 o'clock? — können Sie mich um 6 Uhr wecken?

remain/be within call — in Rufweite bleiben/sein

on call — dienstbereit

2) (of bugle, whistle) Signal, das

3) (visit) Besuch, der

make 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.)

4) (telephone call) Anruf, der; Gespräch, das

give somebody a call — jemanden anrufen

make a call — ein Telefongespräch führen

receive a call — einen Anruf erhalten

5) (invitation, summons) Aufruf, der

the call of the sea/the wild — der Ruf des Meeres/der Wildnis

call of nature — natürlicher Drang

answer the call of duty — der Pflicht gehorchen

6) (need, occasion) Anlass, der; Veranlassung, die

7) (esp. Comm.): (demand) Abruf, der

have many calls on one's purse/time — finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein

8) (Cards etc.) Ansage, die

it's your call — du musst ansagen

Phrasal Verbs:

- call away

- call back

- call down

- call for

- call in

- call off

- call on

- call out

- call up

- call upon

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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)

English-german dictionary > call
10 call

[kɔ:l, Am esp kɑ:l] n

1) ( on telephone) [Telefon]anruf m, [Telefon]gespräch nt, Telefonat nt;

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 zurückrufen

2) ( by doctor) Hausbesuch m; ( on a friend) Stippvisite f ( fam)

to make \calls Hausbesuche machen;

to pay a \call on sb bei jdm vorbeischauen

3) ( shout) Ruf m; ( yell) Schrei m; of an animal Ruf m, Schrei m;

give a \call if you need something melde dich, wenn du etwas brauchst;

duck \call hunt Entenlockpfeife f, Entenlocke f fachspr;

a \call for help ein Hilferuf m;

within \call in Rufweite [o Hörweite];

4) ( to wake)

to give sb a \call jdn wecken

5) ( demand) Forderung f ( for nach +dat)

6) ( vocation) Berufung f;

he felt the \call to join the ministry er fühlte sich zum Priesteramt berufen

7) no pl econ Nachfrage f ( for nach +dat)

8) (form a. hum: need) Veranlassung f, Grund m;

to have no \call for sth keinen Grund für etw dat haben

9) ( appeal) of the desert, the sea, the wild Ruf m

10) ( judgement) Entscheidung f; sports [Schiedsrichter]entscheidung f;

we 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 Beurteilung

PHRASES:

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 vt

1) ( on telephone)

to \call sb jdn anrufen;

( wake) jdn telefonisch wecken;

to \call sb collect (Am) jdn per R-Gespräch anrufen

2) ( 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 beschimpfen

3) ( 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 Pfund

4) ( 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 Worten

5) ( 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 sth to mind ( recall) sich dat etw ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen;

( remember) sich akk an etw akk erinnern;

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 aufrufen

6) ( summon to office)

to \call sb jdn berufen;

( by God) jdn ausersehen;

( destined to be)

to be \call to do sth dazu bestimmt sein, etw zu tun

7) ( give orders for)

to \call an election/ a meeting Wahlen/eine Konferenz ansetzen [o ( geh) anberaumen];

to \call a halt to a development/ fighting einer Entwicklung/kämpferischen Auseinandersetzungen Einhalt gebieten ( geh)

to \call a strike einen Streik ausrufen

8) (Am) (fam: challenge)

to \call sb on sth jdn auf etw akk ansprechen;

( show disapproval) jdn wegen einer S. gen zur Rede stellen

9) sports

to \call a ball ( baseball) einen Ball geben;

to \call a ball/ pocket/ shot (Am) (in billiards, pool) eine Kugel/ein Loch/einen Stoß anmelden;

to \call the game (Am) das Spiel unterbrechen [o abbrechen];

to \call a shot a goal ein Tor geben

10) fin ( demand payment)

to \call a loan/ mortgage die Ablösung eines Darlehens/einer Hypothek fordern

PHRASES:

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 a spade a spade ( a spade) ( fam) das Kind beim Namen nennen;

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) vi

1) ( telephone) anrufen;

who's \calling, please? wer ist am Apparat?;

to \call collect (Am) ein R-Gespräch führen

2) ( drop by) hereinschauen ( fam), vorbeischauen

3) ( shout) rufen;

( yell) schreien;

(of an animal, a bird) schreien

4) ( summon)

to \call to sb nach jdm rufen

English-German students dictionary > call
11 call on

1. навещать; навестить; вызывать; воззвать; призвать; призывать

to call to record — призывать в свидетели; ссылаться на

to call in evidence — вызывать в суд для дачи показаний

to call out for training — призывать на учебный сбор

to call as a witness — вызывать в качестве свидетеля

call over — вызывать по списку; делать перекличку

2. посещать

Синонимический ряд:

1. appeal to (verb) appeal to; challenge; confront; entreat; implore; request

2. call upon (verb) call upon; go and see; present oneself; stop; visit

English-Russian base dictionary > call on
12 call upon

1. phr v чувствовать потребность

he felt called upon to speak — он счёл необходимым выступить, он считал себя не вправе промолчать

2. phr v быть вынужденным

to be ready at call — быть наготове ;

Синонимический ряд:

call on (verb) call on; go and see; present oneself; stop; visit

English-Russian base dictionary > call upon
13 call attention to oneself

Общая лексика: обращать на себя внимание

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > call attention to oneself
14 on call

(keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency: Which of the doctors is on call tonight?) på vagt; i beredskab

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(keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency: Which of the doctors is on call tonight?) på vagt; i beredskab

English-Danish dictionary > on call
15 on call

(keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency: Which of the doctors is on call tonight?) de serviço

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on call

a chamado.

————————

on call

pronto para atender, principalmente em casos de emergência.

English-Portuguese dictionary > on call
16 on call

(keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency: Which of the doctors is on call tonight?) de guardia

English-spanish dictionary > on call
17 on call

(keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency: Which of the doctors is on call tonight?) á vakt

English-Icelandic dictionary > on call
18 on call

(keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency: Which of the doctors is on call tonight?) ügyel(etes)

English-Hungarian dictionary > on call
19 on call

kullanıma hazır, emre hazır, bekletilmekte olan

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(keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency: Which of the doctors is on call tonight?) nöbetçi; çalışmaya hazır

English-Turkish dictionary > on call
20 on call

(keeping (oneself) ready to come out to an emergency: Which of the doctors is on call tonight?) dežuren

English-Slovenian dictionary > on call

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