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Definizione e significato di "call"in inglese

to call

VERBO

chiamare, telefonare

to telephone a place or person

Dialect

American

phone

British

Transitive: to call sb/sth

informazioni grammaticali

composizione morfologica

semplice

verbo d’azione

regolare

presente

call

3ª persona singolare

calls

participio presente

calling

passato semplice

called

participio passato

called

Esempi

Can you call me back in ten minutes?

Puoi richiamarmi tra dieci minuti?

chiamare, nominare

to give a name or title to someone or something

Complex Transitive: to call sb/sth a name

Esempi

Do you know anyone called Emily?

Conosci qualcuno che si chiama Emily?

2.1

chiamare, qualificare

to describe or address someone or something in a particular way

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

Esempi

Are you calling me a bad friend?

Mi stai chiamando un cattivo amico?

2.2

chiamare, denominare

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

Esempi

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

In palestra, ci chiamiamo tutti con i nostri soprannomi di allenamento.

chiamare, gridare

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

Transitive: to call sth

Intransitive: to call to sb

Esempi

Did you just call my name a minute ago?

Hai appena chiamato il mio nome un minuto fa?

3.1

cantare, gridare

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

Intransitive

Esempi

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

Il pavone ha chiamato al mattino presto per attirare una femmina.

passare, fare una visita

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

Esempi

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

Devo passare in banca per prelevare del denaro.

chiamare, convocare

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

Esempi

The applicants were called for a skills assessment test.

I candidati sono stati chiamati per un test di valutazione delle competenze.

5.1

annunciare, convencare

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

Esempi

I will call a meeting for tomorrow.

Convocherò una riunione per domani.

5.2

chiamare, convogliare

to cause someone to make a specific career or life choice

Esempi

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

Fu chiamato a una carriera nella musica dopo aver suonato in una band locale.

predire, prevedere

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

Transitive: to call a future event

Esempi

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

L'investitore ha previsto l'ascesa della criptovaluta prima che diventasse mainstream.

6.1

predire, indovinare

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

Transitive: to call a side of a coin

Esempi

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

Ha chiamato testa ed è stato entusiasta quando la moneta è caduta su quel lato.

pareggiare, vedere

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

Esempi

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

Vedero la tua puntata e vedrò la prossima carta.

Call

SOSTANTIVO

chiamata, comunicazione

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

Esempi

During the call, he shared the good news.

Durante la chiamata, ha condiviso la buona notizia.

chiamata, canto

the sound that a bird or an animal usually makes

decisione

a choice made or a judgment reached after considering several possibilities

informazioni grammaticali

stato di animatezza

astratto

composizione morfologica

semplice

numerabile

forma plurale

calls

decisione, chiamata

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

visita, appuntamento

a visit in an official or professional capacity

visita

a brief social visit

opzione di acquisto, call

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

vocazione, chiamata

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

grido, chiamata

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

chiamata, richiesta

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

Esempi

The protest led to calls for immediate government action.

La protesta ha portato a richieste per un'azione immediata del governo.

chiamata

a demand especially in the phras

richiesta di mostrare le mani, chiamata a mostrare le mani

a demand for a show of hands in a card game

chiamata, interruzione

an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

Albero Lessicale

caller

calling

miscall

call

Parole Vicine

Definizione e significato di "call"in inglese

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