call Significado & definición

Significado de call en español

• 0 to have a particular name -- llamarse algo

  • a boy called Adam

  • Their latest album is called ‘In Rainbows’.

• 1 to phone someone -- llamar

  • Call the police.

• 2 to shout -- gritar

  • I heard someone call my name.

• 3 to give someone a name -- llamar

  • They called their first son Joshua.

• 4 to describe someone or something in a particular way -- llamar

  • Are you calling me a liar?

• 5 to ask someone to come somewhere -- llamar

  • She called me into her office.

• 6 the act of using the phone -- llamada

  • Give me a call this weekend.

  • I got a call from Sue this morning.

• 7 the act of shouting something -- grito

• 8 a sound made by a bird or other animal -- reclamo

• 9 to contact using a telephone -- telefonear

  • I’ll call you tomorrow. Te llamaré mañana.

  • Don’t forget to call! ¡No olvides llamar!

  • For help please call the number below. Para obtener ayuda, por favor llame al número de abajo.

  • to call an ambulance/a taxi llamar una ambulancia / un taxi

• 10 to describe sth in a particular way -- considerar

  • They called the results “pitiful.” Consideraron los resultados como “lamentables”.

  • I wouldn’t really call 70 degrees hot. Realmente no consideraría que hace tanto calor como 70 grados.

• 11 to order sb to come -- avisar

  • They called her into the office. La avisaron para que fuera a la oficina.

  • officers called to testify in the Senate oficiales llamados a testificar en el Senado

• 12 to give sb or sth a name -- llamar

  • My name is Katherine, but you can call me Kate. Mi nombre es Katherine, pero puedes llamarme Kate.

  • What do you call that stuff on the ceiling? ¿Cómo se llama esa cosa en el techo?

• 13 to arrange or organize -- convocar

  • to call a meeting/strike convocar una reunión / huelga

• 14 to say or speak loudly -- oír

  • Raise your hand when I call out your name. Levanta la mano cuando diga en voz alta tu nombre.

  • He heard his mother calling. Escuchó a su madre llamándole.

• 15 to decide to stop an activity -- dar por terminado

  • We’ve been working hard – let’s call it a day. Hemos estado trabajando duro – demos el día por terminado

• 16 to use unkind words to describe sb -- insultar a

  • The other kids teased her and called her names. Los otros niños se burlaron de ella y le insultaron.

• 17 an instance of using the telephone to talk to sb -- llamada [ feminine ]

  • I just have to make a phone call. Sólo tengo que hacer una llamada.

  • a quick call to the office una llamada rápida a la oficina

  • Give us a call tonight. Llámanos esta noche.

  • We haven’t returned her call yet. Todavía no le hemos devuelto la llamada.

  • a local/long-distance call una llamada loca/de larga distancia

• 18 a public demand that sth happen -- renuncia [ feminine ]

  • calls for his resignation pide su renuncia

• 19 a sound of an animal or bird -- reclamo [ masculine ]

  • the blue jay’s screeching call la llamada chirriante del arrendajo azul

• 20 a loud shout -- grito [ masculine ]

  • calls for help grito de socorro

• 21 indicates you think sth is not appropriate -- necesidad

  • There’s no call for yelling like that. No hay necesidad de gritar así.

• 22 required to go to work if you are called -- guardia

  • There are two doctors on call tonight. Hay dos médicos de guardia esta noche.