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Definición y significado de "call"en inglés

to call

VERBO

llamar

to telephone a place or person

Dialect

American

phone

British

Transitive: to call sb/sth

información gramatical

composición morfológica

simple

verbo de acción

regular

presente

call

3.ª persona singular

calls

participio presente

calling

pretérito simple

called

participio pasado

called

Ejemplos

Can you call me back in ten minutes?

¿Puedes llamarme de nuevo en diez minutos?

llamar, nombrar

to give a name or title to someone or something

Complex Transitive: to call sb/sth a name

Ejemplos

Do you know anyone called Emily?

¿Conoces a alguien que se llame Emily?

2.1

llamar, calificar

to describe or address someone or something in a particular way

Complex Transitive: to call sb/sth sth | to call sb/sth [adj]

Ejemplos

Are you calling me a bad friend?

¿Me estás llamando un mal amigo?

2.2

llamar, denominar

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

Ejemplos

At the gym, we all call each other by our workout nicknames.

En el gimnasio, todos nos llamamos por nuestros apodos de entrenamiento.

llamar, gritar

to attract someone's attention by shouting or saying something loudly

Transitive: to call sth

Intransitive: to call to sb

Ejemplos

Did you just call my name a minute ago?

¿Acabas de llamar mi nombre hace un minuto?

3.1

cantar, gritar

(of a bird or an animal) to produce a characteristic sound

Intransitive

Ejemplos

The peacock called in the early morning to attract a female.

El pavo real llamó temprano en la mañana para atraer a una hembra.

visitar

to go to a particular place in order to pay someone a quick visit or to do a specific thing

Dialect

British

Transitive: to call at a place

Ejemplos

I need to call at the bank to withdraw some money.

Necesito pasar por el banco para retirar algo de dinero.

llamar, citar

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

Ejemplos

The applicants were called for a skills assessment test.

Los solicitantes fueron llamados para una prueba de evaluación de habilidades.

5.1

convocar, llamar

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

Ejemplos

I will call a meeting for tomorrow.

Voy a convocar una reunión para mañana.

5.2

llamar, convocar

to cause someone to make a specific career or life choice

Ejemplos

He was called to a career in music after performing in a local band.

Fue llamado a una carrera en la música después de actuar en una banda local.

calcular

to predict the result of something, particularly a future event, such as an election

Transitive: to call a future event

Ejemplos

The investor called the rise of cryptocurrency before it became mainstream.

El inversor predijo el aumento de la criptomoneda antes de que se volviera popular.

6.1

predecir, adivinar

to predict which side of a coin will face upwards after it is tossed

Transitive: to call a side of a coin

Ejemplos

He called heads and was thrilled when the coin landed on that side.

Él llamó cara y se emocionó cuando la moneda cayó de ese lado.

igualar, ver

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

Ejemplos

I'll call your bet and see the next card.

Voy a igualar tu apuesta y ver la siguiente carta.

Call

SUSTANTIVO

llamada, comunicación

the act of talking to someone on the phone or an attempt to reach someone through a phone

Ejemplos

During the call, he shared the good news.

Durante la llamada, compartió la buena noticia.

llamada, canto

the sound that a bird or an animal usually makes

decisión

a choice made or a judgment reached after considering several possibilities

información gramatical

estado de animacidad

abstracto

composición morfológica

simple

contable

forma plural

calls

decisión, llamada

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

visita, cita

a visit in an official or professional capacity

visita

a brief social visit

opción de compra, call

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

vocación, llamado

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

grito, llamado

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

llamado, demanda

a strong request or demand for something to happen, often expressed publicly

Ejemplos

The protest led to calls for immediate government action.

La protesta llevó a llamados para una acción inmediata del gobierno.

llamada

a demand especially in the phras

demanda de mostrar las manos, llamado a mostrar las manos

a demand for a show of hands in a card game

llamada, interrupción

an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

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caller

calling

miscall

call

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Definición y significado de "call"en inglés

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