call1
UK: /kɔːl/ US: /kɑːl/Translation
v [t, i]
→ to call around→ to call back→ to call (sb) back→ to call for sth→ to call sth off [m]→ to call on sbVéase tb: to call it a day; to call sb names; to call sb's bluff›
⇨ llamar
⇨ gritar
Somebody called my name in the street Alguien gritó mi nombre en la calle
› (UK tb ring)
⇨ telefonear
⇨ llamar
I called my friends to go to the cinema Llamé a mis amigos para ir al cine
Who's calling? ¿Quién llama?
›
⇨ convocar
They called a last-minute meeting Convocaron una reunión a última hora
›
⇨ considerar
I don't call a sandwich a meal No considero un sandwich una comida
to be called
⇨ llamarse
What is this called in English? ¿Cómo se llama esto en inglés?
to call collect US (UK to reverse the charges)
⇨ llamar a cobro revertido
She called collect because she didn't have enough money Llamó a cobro revertido porque no tenía suficiente dinero
to call it a day (inform) (un trabajo o una tarea)
⇨ dejarlo por hoy col.
(Definition of call v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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