Cerca
to call
01
chiamare, telefonare
to telephone a place or person
Transitive: to call sb/sth
Example
They call their grandparents every Sunday to check in.
Can you call the restaurant and make a reservation for us?
Can you call the office and ask for the schedule?
02
chiamare, nominare
to give a name or title to someone or something
Complex Transitive: to call sb/sth a name
Example
What are their twin daughters called?
Do you know anyone called Emily?
We decided to call our new puppy Max.
2.1
chiamare, denominare
to describe or address someone or something in a particular way
Complex Transitive: to call sb/sth sth | to call sb/sth [adj]
Example
Are you calling me a bad friend?
He calls himself a fitness enthusiast because he loves working out.
They 're calling her crazy just because she has unique ideas.
2.2
chiamare, nominare
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
At the gym, we all call each other by our workout nicknames.
The children like to call their grandmother ' Nana '.
Her name is Elizabeth, but everyone calls her Liz.
03
passare da, andare a trovare
to go to a particular place in order to pay someone a quick visit or to do a specific thing
Transitive: to call at a place
04
chiamare, gridare
to attract someone’s attention by shouting or saying something loudly
Transitive: to call sth
Intransitive: to call to sb
Example
Did you just call my name a minute ago?
He called to the waiter to bring another drink.
A passerby called to the child who was wandering too close to the edge of the pond.
4.1
chiamare, cantare
(of a bird or an animal) to produce a characteristic sound
Intransitive
Example
The seagulls called to each other as they flew along the coast.
The robin called from the treetop, heralding the arrival of spring.
From the dense foliage, a troop of monkeys could be heard calling to one another, signaling their location.
05
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
Example
The prosecutor will call the witness to the stand.
The defense attorney plans to call an expert witness to testify.
5.1
convocare, chiamare
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
I will call a meeting for tomorrow.
The organizer called a rally to protest against social injustice.
The mayor will call a press conference to address the issue.
5.2
chiamare, convocare
to cause someone to make a specific career or life choice
Example
He was called to medicine.
She was called to business.
He was called to a career in music after performing in a local band.
06
prevedere, annunciare
to predict the result of something, particularly a future event, such as an election
Transitive: to call a future event
Example
The investor called the rise of cryptocurrency before it became mainstream.
The results of the experiment are hard to call as the data is inconclusive.
The outcome of the championship game is too close to call.
6.1
chiamare, predire
to predict which side of a coin will face upwards after it is tossed
Transitive: to call a side of a coin
Example
We called tails and got the first possession.
She called tails but the coin landed on heads.
The captain called tails and won the coin toss.
07
chiamare, eguagliare
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
I 'll call your bet and see the next card.
She called the raise and continued to play her hand.
They called the minimum bet and hoped to hit their flush on the river.
Call
01
chiamata, comunicazione
the act of talking to someone on the phone or an attempt to reach someone through a phone
Example
I received a call from an unknown number.
I got a call from the school about my son 's performance.
She makes a call to her family every Sunday.
02
richiamo, canto
the sound that a bird or an animal usually makes
03
decisione
a choice made or a judgment reached after considering several possibilities
04
decisione, chiamata
(in sports) a decision, particularly one that is made by an umpire or referee
05
visita, chiamata
a visit in an official or professional capacity
06
visita, chiamata
a brief social visit
07
opzione call, opzione di acquisto
the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
08
vocazione, chiamata
a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
09
grido, appello
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
10
chiamata, richiesta
a request
11
chiamata, richiesta
a demand especially in the phras
12
chiamata, richiesta
a demand for a show of hands in a card game
13
chiamata, istruzione di chiamata
an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
14
chiamata di margine, richiesta di margine
a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
Esempio
They call their grandparents every Sunday to check in.
Can you call the restaurant and make a reservation for us?
Can you call the office and ask for the schedule?
Where were you when I called you earlier?
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