call
call
kɔ:l
kawl
British pronunciation
/kɔːl/

Definition und Bedeutung von „call“ im Englischen

to call
01

anrufen

to telephone a place or person
Dialectamerican flagAmerican
phonebritish flagBritish
Transitive: to call sb/sth
to call definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
They call their grandparents every Sunday to check in.
Sie rufen ihre Großeltern jeden Sonntag an, um nach ihnen zu sehen.
02

nennen, benennen

to give a name or title to someone or something
Complex Transitive: to call sb/sth a name
to call definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
We decided to call our new puppy Max.
Wir haben beschlossen, unseren neuen Welpen Max zu nennen.
2.1

nennen, bezeichnen

to describe or address someone or something in a particular way
Complex Transitive: to call sb/sth sth | to call sb/sth [adj]
example
Beispiele
I ca n't believe you 're calling me selfish.
Ich kann nicht glauben, dass du mich egoistisch nennst.
2.2

nennen, bezeichnen

to address or refer to someone or something using a particular name or title
Complex Transitive: to call sb a name or title | to call sb by a name or title
example
Beispiele
She does n't like it when people call her by her nickname.
Sie mag es nicht, wenn Leute sie mit ihrem Spitznamen nennen.
03

rufen, schreien

to attract someone's attention by shouting or saying something loudly
Transitive: to call sth
Intransitive: to call to sb
to call definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
She called his name repeatedly, hoping he would hear her over the loud music.
Sie rief seinen Namen wiederholt, in der Hoffnung, dass er sie über die laute Musik hören würde.
3.1

singen, rufen

(of a bird or an animal) to produce a characteristic sound
Intransitive
to call definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
The seagulls called to each other as they flew along the coast.
Die Möwen riefen einander zu, während sie die Küste entlang flogen.
04

vorbeikommen, besuchen

to go to a particular place in order to pay someone a quick visit or to do a specific thing
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to call at a place
to call definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
She called at her friend's house to drop off a package.
Sie kam bei ihrem Freund vorbei, um ein Paket abzugeben.
05

rufen, vorladen

to request or order someone to come to a place, particularly a court of law in order to testify
Transitive: to call sb | to call sb somewhere
example
Beispiele
The doctor was called back to the hospital for an urgent surgery.
Der Arzt wurde für eine dringende Operation ins Krankenhaus zurückgerufen.
5.1

ankündigen, einberufen

to announce the occurrence of something or order something to happen
Transitive: to call an event or activity | to call for an event or activity
example
Beispiele
The captain will call for a safety check before takeoff.
Der Kapitän wird vor dem Start zu einer Sicherheitsüberprüfung aufrufen.
5.2

berufen, rufen

to cause someone to make a specific career or life choice
example
Beispiele
She felt called to become a social worker.
Sie fühlte sich berufen, Sozialarbeiterin zu werden.
06

vorhersagen, prognostizieren

to predict the result of something, particularly a future event, such as an election
Transitive: to call a future event
example
Beispiele
The outcome of the championship game is too close to call.
Das Ergebnis des Meisterschaftsspiels ist zu knapp, um vorherzusagen.
6.1

vorhersagen, raten

to predict which side of a coin will face upwards after it is tossed
Transitive: to call a side of a coin
example
Beispiele
The captain called tails and won the coin toss.
Der Kapitän rief Zahl und gewann den Münzwurf.
07

halten, sehen

to match the current bet or raise made by another player in the same round of betting, thereby staying in the hand and retaining the chance to win the pot
Transitive: to call a bet
example
Beispiele
She called the all-in bet and revealed her pocket aces.
Sie ging mit dem All-in und zeigte ihre Pocket-Assen.
01

Anruf

the act of talking to someone on the phone or an attempt to reach someone through a phone
call definition and meaning
example
Beispiele
Please hold the call, I will be back in a moment.
Bitte halten Sie den Anruf, ich bin gleich wieder da.
02

Ruf, Gesang

the sound that a bird or an animal usually makes
call definition and meaning
03

Entscheidung, Wahl

a choice made or a judgment reached after considering several possibilities
04

Entscheidung, Anruf

(in sports) a decision, particularly one that is made by an umpire or referee
05

Besuch, Termin

a visit in an official or professional capacity
06

Besuch

a brief social visit
07

Kaufoption, Call

the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
08

Berufung, Ruf

a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
09

Schrei, Ruf

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
10

Aufruf, Forderung

a strong request or demand for something to happen, often expressed publicly
example
Beispiele
His speech resulted in calls for unity among the people.
Seine Rede führte zu Aufrufen zur Einheit unter den Menschen.
11

Anruf

a demand especially in the phras
12

Aufforderung zum Zeigen der Hände, Aufruf zum Zeigen der Hände

a demand for a show of hands in a card game
13

Aufruf, Unterbrechung

an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
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