call
/kɔl/ sustantivo A1En español: grito, canto, llamado, convocatoria
- A cry or shout. · He heard a call from the other side of the room.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal. · That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.
- A beckoning or summoning. · I had to yield to the call of the wild.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call. · I received several phone calls today.· I received several calls today.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone. · I made a call to Jim, but he didn’t answer.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes. · I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.
- A visit by a ship or boat to a port. · The ship made a call at Southampton.
- A decision or judgement. · That was a good call.
Plural calls
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
- call around To make several phone calls, usually for the purpose of l...
- call away To summon; to cause to depart.
- call back To request someone's return; to bring back or restore; to...
- call down To lower (a price, value) by official proclamation.
- call in To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
- call off cancelar, terminar, parar
- call on purrir la palabra a, interpelar a
- call out especificar, llamar, convocar
- call over pasar la voz, llamar para que se acerque, llamar para que...
- call up To retrieve from personal or computer memory.
De la biblioteca
“If I were sole owner we’d shake hands on it now, my dear Dantès, and call it settled; but I have a partner, and you know the Italian proverb—Chi ha compagno ha padrone—‘He who has a partner has a master.’ But the thing is at least half done, as you have one out of two votes.
Some people call him proud; but I am sure I never saw anything of it.
I should as soon call her mother a wit.’ But afterwards she seemed to improve on you, and I believe you thought her rather pretty at one time.”
“Then the murderer, or whoever it was, first took off this ring you call the nugget ring, then the wedding ring, and afterwards put the nugget ring back again.”
Otras coincidencias
- call llamar, gritar, clamar A2
- call around To make several phone calls, usually for the pu...
- call away To summon
- call back To request someone's return
- call down To lower
- call in To communicate with a base etc, by telephone.
- call off cancelar, terminar, parar
- call on purrir la palabra a, interpelar a
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