llamar
/ʝaˈmaɾ/ verb A1- to summon, to call · Te estuve llamando a voces. I was summoning you by voice.· Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. [He] summoned me with [his] hand in order to bring me near.
- to call (on the telephone) · Te llaman desde París. They are calling you from Paris.· Que me llamen a las siete. May they call me at seven o’clock.
- to knock (on a door) · Entren sin llamar. Enter without knocking.
- to ring (a doorbell) · ¿Quién llama? Who is ringing [the doorbell]?
- to refer to, to call · ¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? How are they going to refer to the child?· Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. I refer to that as an authentic robbery.
- to appeal; to attract · El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. The army appeals to many youths.· El chocolate no me llama demasiado. Chocolate does not appeal to me too much.
- to be called · ¿Cómo te llamas? What is your name?· ¿Cómo se llama usted? What is your name?
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- llamar
- Gerund
- llamando
- Past participle
- llamado
- Present (yo)
- llamo
- Preterite (yo)
- llamé
From the library
Mas hoy le llamo en vano, y oigo al tiempo
Jugando llamarán;
Crees que por tu nombre te ha llamado
Te llamo yo.
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