call

/kˈɔːl/

/ˈkɔɫ/

[verbo] [nombre]

to call

[VERBO]

MAIN VERB

llamar

to telephone a place or person

sinónimos : call up

phone

ring

telephone

llamar

to give a name or title to someone or something

sinónimos : be known as

know as

name

2.1

llamar

to address or refer to someone or something using a particular name or title

sinónimos : address

2.2

llamar

to describe or address someone or something in a particular way

visitar

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

sinónimos : call in

visit

llamar

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

4.1

llamar

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

llamar

to request or order someone to come to a place, particularly a court of law in order to testify

sinónimos : send for

5.1

llamar

to cause someone to make a specific career or life choice

5.2

convocar

to announce the occurrence of something or order something to happen

calcular

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

sinónimos : anticipate

6.1

llamar

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

Call

[NOMBRE]

llamada

the act of talking to someone on the phone; an instance of trying to contact someone by the phone

sinónimos : phone call

telephone call

aullido

the sound that a bird or an animal usually makes

sinónimos : birdcall

birdsong

song

decisión

a choice made or a judgment reached after considering several possibilities

decisión

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

Ejemplos

1. The hole calls the thief.

2. The organization called the new regulations a turning point in the campaign against smoking.

3. You call that mercy?

4. A classic hot chocolate recipe calls for scalded milk to be mixed with cocoa powder and sugar.

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