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(kôl)

v., called, call·ing, calls.

v.tr.

To say in a loud voice; announce: called my name from across the street; calling out numbers.
To demand or ask for the presence of: called the children to dinner; call the police.
To demand or ask for a meeting of; convene or convoke: call the legislature into session.
To order or request to undertake a particular activity or work; summon: She was called for jury duty. He was called to the priesthood.
To give the command for; order: call a work stoppage.
1. To communicate or try to communicate with by telephone: called me at nine.
2. To dial (a telephone number): call 911 for help.
To lure (prey) by imitating the characteristic cry of an animal: call ducks.
To cause to come to the mind or to attention: a story that calls to mind an incident in my youth.
To name: What will you call the baby?
To consider or regard as being of a particular type or kind; characterize: Let's call the game a draw. I'd hardly call him a good manager.
To designate; label: Nobody calls me a liar.
1. To demand payment of: call a loan.
2. To require the presentation of (a bond) for redemption before maturity.
3. To force the sale of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a call option.
Sports.
1. To stop or postpone (a game) because of bad weather, darkness, or other adverse conditions.
2. To declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee: call a runner out; call a penalty for holding.
3. To indicate a decision in regard to: calling balls and strikes; called a close play at home plate.
4. To give the orders or signals for: a quarterback who called a poor play.
Games.
1. To describe the intended outcome of (one's billiard shot) before playing.
2. To equal the bet of (the preceding bet or bettor) in a poker game.
To indicate or characterize accurately in advance; predict: It is often difficult to call the outcome of an election. See synonyms at predict.
To challenge the truthfulness or genuineness of: called the debater on a question of fact.
To shout directions in rhythm for (a square dance).

v.intr.

1. To speak loudly; shout: a swimmer who was calling for help.
2. To utter a characteristic cry. Used of an animal: geese calling in early morning.
To communicate or try to communicate with someone by telephone: I called twice, but no one answered.
To pay a short visit: We called to pay our respects. He called on the neighbors but they weren't home.

A loud cry; a shout.
1. The characteristic cry of an animal.
2. A sound or an instrument made to imitate such a cry, used as a lure: a moose call.
A telephone communication or connection.
Need or occasion: There was no call for an apology.
Demand: There isn't much call for buggy whips today.
A claim on a person's time or life: the call of duty.
A short visit, especially one made as a formality or for business or professional purposes.
A summons or invitation.
1. A signal, such as that made by a horn or bell.
2. The sounding of a horn to encourage hounds during a hunt.
1. A strong inner urge or prompting; a vocation: a call to the priesthood.
2. The strong attraction or appeal of a given activity or environment: the call of the wild; answered the call of the desert.
A roll call.
A notice of rehearsal times posted in a theater.
Sports.
1. A decision made by an umpire or referee.
2. An announced description of a game or race, as by a sportscaster.
A direction or series of directions rhythmically called out to square dancers.
1. A demand for payment of a debt.
2. A demand to submit bonds to the issuer for redemption before the maturity date.
3. An option to buy a certain quantity of a stock or commodity for a specified price within a specified time.
4. A demand for payment due on stock bought on margin when the value has shrunk.

phrasal verbs:

call back

To communicate the need for (someone) to return from one situation or location to a previous one: Management called the laid-off workers back.
To telephone or radio (a person) who has called previously: I called her back at noon.
To recall (a defective product) for repair: The company has called back all such models built in 1990.

call down

To find fault with; reprimand: The teacher called me down for disobedience.
To invoke, as from heaven.

call for

To appear, as on someone else's premises, in order to get: My chauffeur will call for you at seven.
To be an appropriate occasion for: This news calls for champagne.
To require; demand: work that calls for patience.

call forth

To evoke; elicit: a love song that calls forth sad memories.

call in

To take out of circulation: calling in silver dollars.
To summon for assistance or consultation: call in a specialist.
To communicate with another by telephone: Has the boss called in today?

call off

To cancel or postpone: call off a trip; called the trip off.
To restrain or recall: Call off your dogs.

call on

To order or request to undertake a particular activity: called on our friends to help.

call out

To cause to assemble; summon: call out the guard.
To challenge to a duel.

call up

To summon to active military service: called up reserve troops for active duty.
To cause one to remember; bring to mind: stories that call up old times.
To bring forth for action or discussion; raise.

call upon

To order; require: I call upon you to tell the truth.
To make a demand or a series of demands on: Social institutions are now being called upon to provide assistance to the homeless.

idioms:

call a spade a spade

To speak directly, precisely, and forthrightly.

call in (or into) question

To raise doubts about.

call it a day Informal.

To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the day or at least for the present.

call it a night Informal.

To stop what one has been doing, for the remainder of the night.

call it quits Informal.

To stop working or trying; quit.

call names

To speak to or about another in offensive terms.

call of nature

A need to urinate or defecate. Often used with answer: He left the room to answer the call of nature.

call (someone's) bluff

To challenge another with a display of strength or confidence.

call the shots (or tune) Informal.

To exercise authority; be in charge.

on call

Available when summoned for service or use: physicians who were on call for 48 hours.
Subject to payment on demand.

within call

Close enough to come if summoned: The nurse is within call if you need him.

[Middle English callen, probably from Old Norse kalla.]

SYNONYMS call, convene, convoke, muster, summon. These verbs mean to demand or request to appear, come, or assemble: called a taxi; convened a meeting; will convoke the legislature; mustering the militia; summoned a witness.

Our Living Language African American Vernacular English (AAVE) uses call oneself with a present participle, as in They call themselves dancing, to express the idea that the people being talked about are not very good at what they're doing (in this example, dancing), even though they may think they are. This construction has a structure and meaning similar to the Standard English use of call oneself with a noun phrase or adjective, as in She calls herself intelligent or He calls himself a dancer.

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(1) In programming, a statement that requests services from another subroutine or program. The call is physically made to the subroutine by a branch instruction or some other linking method that is created by the assembler, compiler or interpreter. The routine that is called is responsible for returning control to the calling program after it has finished processing. See stack.

(2) In communications, the action taken by the transmitting station to establish a connection with the receiving station in a dial-up network.

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Barron's Finance & Investment Dictionary:

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Banking: demand to repay a secured loan usually made when the borrower has failed to meet such contractual obligations as timely payment of interest. When a banker calls a loan, the entire principal amount is due immediately.
See also broker loan rate.

Bonds: right to redeem outstanding bonds before their scheduled maturity. The first dates when an issuer may call bonds are specified in the prospectus of every issue that has a call provision in its indenture.
See also callable; call price.

Options: right to buy a specific number of shares at a specified price by a fixed date.
See also call option.

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Roget's Thesaurus:

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also call off

verb

To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
To demand to appear, come, or assemble: convene, convoke, muster, send for, summon. See request.
To bring together: assemble, cluster, collect, congregate, convene, convoke, gather, get together, group, muster, round up, summon. See collect/distribute.
To give a name or title to: baptize, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, name, style, term, title. See specific/general, words.
To describe with a word or term: characterize, designate, label, name, style, tag, term. See specific/general, words.
To communicate with (someone) by telephone: buzz, ring, telephone. Informal dial, phone. Idioms: get someone on the horn, give someone abuzzcallring. See words.
To go to or seek out the company of in order to socialize: come by, come over, drop by, drop in, look in, look up, pop in, run in, see, stop (by or in), visit. Idioms: pay a visit. See seek/avoid.
To tell about or make known (future events) in advance, especially by means of special knowledge or inference: forecast, foretell, predict, prognosticate, project. See foresight.

phrasal verb - call down

Informal

Slang

Idioms:

attack/defend

praise/blame

phrasal verb - call for

To be a proper or sufficient occasion for: justify, occasion, warrant. See right/wrong.
To have as a need or prerequisite: ask, demand, entail, involve, necessitate, require, take. See necessary/unnecessary, over/under.
To ask for urgently or insistently: claim, demand, exact, insist on (or upon), require, requisition. Idioms: cry out for. See request.

phrasal verb - call off

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noun

A loud cry: halloo, holler, shout, yell. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
A telephone communication: buzz, ring. See words.
That which provides a reason or justification: cause, ground (often used in plural), justification, necessity, occasion, reason, wherefore, why. Idioms: why and wherefore. See start/end.
The act of demanding: claim, cry, demand, exaction, requisition. See request.
An act or an instance of going or coming to see another: look-in, visit, visitation. See seek/avoid.
The power or quality of attracting: allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, glamour, lure, magnetism, witchery. Informal pull. See like/dislike.

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Definition: need
Antonyms: dismissal

n

Definition: statement
Antonyms: silence

v

Definition: arrange meeting
Antonyms: cancel, stop

v

Definition: attempt to communicate by telephone
Antonyms: receive

v

Definition: demand or announce action
Antonyms: dismiss, stop

v

Definition: estimate, consider
Antonyms: suppose

v

Definition: yell declaration
Antonyms: be quiet, conceal, listen, refrain

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puts and calls, in securities trading. A call is a contract that gives the holder the right to purchase a given stock at a specific price within a designated period of time. It is the opposite of a put, which is a contract that allows the holder to sell a given stock at a specific price within a designated period of time. Puts and calls are both types of privileges, or options, that add flexibility to the securities market. In return for a put or call, the investor pays a fee to the potential buyer or seller of the stock (the maker), who, in turn, pays a commission to the broker who brought the two parties together. Calls are generally used by investors who want to profit from a rise in stock prices but, at the same time, want to avoid sharp losses. Thus, an investor holding a call chooses one of two options. If the market advances he can buy the designated security at the lower price quoted in the call, and then sell the stock at a profit. If the market declines, he can simply exercise his option not to buy the stock, thereby avoiding a major loss, the only expense being the cost of the option. A put is used by investors seeking to profit from a fall in stock prices. For example, an investor holding a put for a stock that declines in price is able to sell the stock at the higher price quoted in the put, thereby profiting by the amount the stock declines from the put price; if the stock price rises the investor can lose only the money used to purchase the put option. Puts and calls are generally written for one, two, three, or six months, although any period over 21 days is accepted by the New York Stock Exchange. A straddle and a spread are combinations of puts and calls occasionally used by sophisticated investors. In a more generalized sense, the term call may refer to any demand for payment.

Bibliography

See P. Sarnoff, Puts and Calls: The Complete Guide (1970); L. Engel, How to Buy Stocks (5th rev. ed. 1971).

West's Encyclopedia of American Law:

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To convoke or summon by public announcement; to request the appearance and participation of several people — such as a call of a jury to serve, a roll call, a call of public election, or a call of names of the members of a legislative body.

In contract law, the demand for the payment of money according to the contract terms, usually by formal notice.

As applied to corporation law, the demand of the board of directors that subscribers pay an installment or portion of the amount that is still owed on shares that they have agreed to buy. A call price is the price paid by a corporation for the redemption of its own securities.

In securities, a contract that gives a person the right to demand payment of a certain specified number of shares of stock at a stated price or upon a fixed date.

Investopedia Financial Dictionary:

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1. The period of time between the opening and closing of some future markets wherein the prices are established through an auction process.

2. An option contract giving the owner the right (but not the obligation) to buy a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified time.

Investopedia Says:
1. In some exchanges, the call period is an important time in which to match and execute a large number of orders before opening and closing.

2. A call becomes more valuable as the price of the underlying asset (stock) appreciates.

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An action whereby one player matches the exact amount another player has bet. This is necessary for the player to continue in the duration of the hand.

SoundPoker Says: When one player bets an amount, that amount is the minimum that must be matched (or called) by any of the other players in order to continue playing the hand.

See Also: Act, Action, Bet, Caller, Calling Hand, Check, Flat Call, Raise, See, Sheriff

McGraw-Hill Slang Dictionary:

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1. n. a decision; a prediction. The market behaved just as you said it would. Good call.
2. tv. to challenge someone. I called him, but he ignored me.
3. n. the early effects of a drug; the beginning of a rush; a rush. (Drugs.) You may not get the call on this stuff for twenty minutes or more.

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IN BRIEF: The act of using the telephone to speak with someone.

I tried to call my mom, but she wasn't home.

Tutor's tip: When she saw the caul (part of the membrane around a fetus), she dropped it in a cawl (wooden basket) and went to call (to phone) the doctor.

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as in: call by phone
sign description: The Y-hand extends from the face out. This is a directional verb sign.

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duck
Voice Transmission and Telephony - call: (vb) attempt to contact another by telephone; (n) message delivered or contact made by telephone
Newspaper Names
Securities - call: option to buy given quantity of stock at stated price within a specified time, purchased in anticipation of increase in price
Movie People and Show Business - call: arrival time at shoot
Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - call: social visit paid to another’s home
General Sports Terminology
Baseball - call: an on-field determination made by the umpire (e.g., strike, safe, etc.) during the course of play
Fox Hunting - call: sound made on horn to encourage hounds
Card Terms
Modes and Manners of Expression - call: command or order; summon or invite
Intonation and Inflection - call: speak loudly and distinctly, so as to be heard at a distance

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - råbe an, praje, kalde på, tilkalde, indkalde, vække, purre, kalde, melde (i kortspil), ringe til
v. intr. - råbe, kalde, skrige, komme på besøg, ringe, henvende sig, melde (i kortspil), forhøje indsatsen (i poker)
n. - råb, anmodning, signal, krav, behov, kald, besøg, opringning, grund, melding (i kortspil), anløb

idioms:

call a halt kommandere holdt
call back ringe tilbage, kalde tilbage
call box telefonboks
call down skælde ud, nedkalde over
call for råbe på, kræve, komme og hente
call forth fremkalde, kalde på, opbyde
call girl callgirl
call in indbyde, tilkalde, indkalde, hjemkalde, inddrage, kigge ind
call in question rejse tvivl om, sætte spørgsmålstegn ved
call in sick melde sig syg
call into being fremkalde, skabe
call into question rejse tvivl om
call it a day sige det er godt for i dag
call it quits lade det gå lige op
call names skælde ud
call number placeringskode (på biblioteksbog)
call off aflyse, aflede, afblæse
call on besøge, give ordet (til), opfordre, anmode
call on to anspore
call out råbe op, udkommandere, alarmere, kalde på
call sign kaldesignal
call the shots bestemme farten
call the tune bestemme farten
call to account drage til ansvar
call to mind komme i tanker om
call to order kalde til orden
call up kalde frem, indkalde, genkalde sig
call upon påkalde, anmode, opfordre
make a call telefonere
on call klar til udrykning, i beredskab
there is no call for der er ingen grund til
to call to account drage til ansvar

Nederlands (Dutch)
roepen, noemen, oproepen, bijeenroepen, (op)bellen, beschouwen als, uitschrijven, omroepen, wekken, kruis of munt roepen, kleur of contract noemen (kaartspel), eisen de kaarten van tegenspeler te zien, schreeuwen, roep, telefoongesprek, beslissing van scheidsrechter, signaal, aandelenoptie, bezoek, aanspraak, oproep

Français (French)
v. tr. - crier, annoncer, parier, convoquer (un candidat), intituler, organiser (une grève), fixer (une élection), réveiller (qn), traiter (qn, qch) de, (Fin) demander le remboursement de, (Fin) demande le remboursement de, (Comput) appeler (un programme)
v. intr. - appeler (qn, un animal), héler (qn), crier (en parlant d'un animal), appeler (au téléphone), passer/se rendre à, parier (à pile ou face), se faire appeler, se dire, se prétendre
n. - (Télécom) appel, appel à, cri (d'un animal), appel (convocation), visite, demande, raison de, attrait (de la montagne, de l'inconnu), (Sport) décision, (Fin) demande de remboursement, appel, option d'achat, de garde (un médecin), de service (un ingénieur), (Relig) vocation

idioms:

at call (Fin) sur demande
call a halt faire halte
call back rappeler (au téléphone), rappeler (qn), repasser, rappeler (un diplomate, un représentant)
call box cabine téléphonique
call for appeler à (l'aide), appeler (une ambulance, un docteur), demander, réclamer, exiger, nécessiter, passer prendre qn, passer chercher qch
call forth susciter (littér)
call girl call-girl
call in appeler (au téléphone), faire rentrer (qn, un animal), faire entrer (un candidat, un client), faire appel à, demander le retour de, retirer (qch) de la circulation, retirer (qch) du commerce, (Fin) demander le remboursement de
call in question remettre en question
call in sick appeler pour dire qu'on est malade
call into being faire naître, créer
call into question remettre en question
call it a day s'en tenir là
call it quits abandonner, se retirer
call number numéro d'appel
call off rappeler, (fig) interrompre, annuler
call on rendre visite à, visiter, aller voir, demander à (qn) (de faire), enjoindre (de faire), s'adresser à (qn), avoir recours à
call on to implorer/demander (de l'aide, etc)
call out appeler, crier, faire venir, (Ind) lancer un ordre de grève à
call sign (Télécom) indicatif d'appel, signal d'appel
call someone down appeler (qn) (d'en haut)
call someone in faire rentrer, faire entrer, faire appel
call someone off rappeler (qn, un attaquant)
call someone out appeler, faire venir (qn) devant/dehors
call someone up appeler (qn) (au téléphone), appeler (qn) sous les drapeaux, (Sport) sélectionner (un joueur)
call something in demander le retour de (qch, un livre), retirer (qch) de la circulation, retirer (qch) du commerce, (Fin) demander le remboursement de (d'un prêt)
call something up appeler (du renfort), invoquer qch, rappeler qch, (Comput) appeler qch (à l'écran), afficher (des données, un fichier)
call the shots (US) mener la barque (fam)
call the tune dominer la situation
call to account demander des comptes (à qn)
call to mind évoquer (qn, qch), se rappeler/se souvenir de (qch)
call to order rappeler à l'ordre
call upon rendre visite, demander à, s'adresser à, avoir recours à, faire appel à, implorer, invoquer, enjoindre (de faire) (sout)
make a call téléphoner
on call (Fin) sur demande/à vue, de garde
there is no call for il n'est pas besoin de, ce n'est pas la peine de
within call facilement accessible

Deutsch (German)
v. - rufen, nennen, anberaumen, einberufen, berufen, besuchen, (Zug) halten, anrufen
n. - Ruf, Signal, Besuch, Anruf, Anrecht, Aufforderung, (econ.) Abruf, Kaufoption

idioms:

at call dienstbereit
call a halt nicht fortfahren
call back zurückrufen
call box Telefonzelle
call for erfordern, abholen, bestellen
call forth hervorrufen, auslösen
call girl Callgirl, Strichmädchen
call in zurückfordern, einschalten, (ugs.) vorbeikommen
call in question in Frage stellen
call in sick sich krankmelden
call into being in Tätigkeit setzen
call into question in Frage stellen
call it a day (ugs.) es gut sein lassen
call it quits auf sich beruhen lassen
call number Standortnummer
call off absagen, abblasen, abbrechen
call on auffordern, appellieren an, besuchen
call on to auffordern zu
call out ausrufen
call sign Rufzeichen
call someone down herabflehen, auf sich ziehen, ausschimpfen
call someone in jmdn. [für/zu etw.] anwerben
call someone off jmdn. zurückziehen
call someone out jmdn. rufen, ausrufen
call someone up anrufen
call something in einziehen, zu Rate ziehen
call something up heraufrufen
call the shots das Sagen haben
call the tune den Ton angeben
call to account zur Rechenschaft ziehen
call to mind erinnern
call to order zur Ordnung rufen
call upon auffordern, appellieren an
make a call telefonieren
on call dienstbereit
there is no call for es gibt keinen Grund für
within call in Rufweite bleiben/sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φωνάζω, ονομάζω, ονοματίζω, καλώ, επισκέπτομαι, τηλεφωνώ (σε), συγκαλώ, κηρύσσω, αποκαλώ, θεωρώ
n. - φωνή, κραυγή, τηλεφώνημα, τηλεφωνική κλήση, σύντομη επίσκεψη, πρόσκληση, κλήση, κάλεσμα, παραίνεση, ροπή, προδιάθεση, ζήτηση, λόγος, αξίωση, (στα χαρτιά) χτύπημα, δήλωση, τηλεφωνική αφύπνιση, μπιζάρισμα, σφυρίχτρα κυνηγού, (οικον.) δικαίωμα προθεσμιακής αγοράς

idioms:

call a halt διακόπτω, τερματίζω
call back ξαναπαίρνω στο τηλέφωνο, ξαναεπισκέπτομαι, ξαναπερνώ, ανακαλώ, ζητώ να επιστραφεί (κάτι)
call down επικαλούμαι, επιτιμώ
call for απαιτώ, επιβάλλω, συνεπάγομαι, περνώ να πάρω
call forth προκαλώ, επισύρω
call in επισκέπτομαι, πετάγομαι να δω, ανακαλώ, αποσύρω από την κυκλοφορία, καλώ, μετακαλώ (ειδήμονα), απαιτώ εξόφληση
call in question αμφισβητώ
call into being δίνω σάρκα και οστά
call into question αμφισβητώ, θέτω εν αμφιβόλω
call it a day τα παρατάω (για την ώρα), σχολάω
call it quits θεωρώ ότι είμαστε πάτσι
call names βρίζω, περιλούζω με βρισιές, κοροϊδεύω, περιπαίζω
call off ακυρώνω, ματαιώνω, σταματώ, διακόπτω, εγκαταλείπω, ανακαλώ
call on επισκέπτομαι, (προσ)επικαλούμαι
call on to ζητώ από (κάποιον να κάνει κάτι)
call out (προσ)καλώ, φωνάζω, καλώ (στρατό) να επέμβει, καλώ σε απεργία
call up τηλεφωνώ, (επι)στρατεύω, ανακαλώ στη μνήμη, ανακαλώ, φέρνω (πληροφορίες στην οθόνη Η/Υ)
call upon (προσ)επικαλούμαι
make a call τηλεφωνώ, επισκέπτομαι
on call διαθέσιμος (σε πρώτη ζήτηση)
there is no call for δεν δικαιολογείται, δεν υπάρχει ανάγκη για

Italiano (Italian)
chiamare, gridare, citare, bandire, annunciare, convocare, proclamare, telefonare a, dare un colpo di telefono a, chiamare (al\per telefono), grido, visita, pretesa, citazione

idioms:

a close call scampato pericolo
answer the call of nature fare i propri bisogni
call a halt interrompere
call a spade a spade dir pane al pane e vino al vino, parlar chiaro
call back richiamare
call box cabina telefonica
call down invocare
call for richiedere, passare a prendere
call girl ragazza squillo
call in far intervenire, telefonare, fare entrare
call in sick darsi ammalato per telefono
call into question dubitare di
call it a day finire, smettere (di far qualcosa)
call it quits essere pari
call names insultare
call number numero di catalogo
call off richiamare, far tornare indietro, disdire
call on invitare, fare appello a, andare a trovare
call on to fare appello a
call out esclamare, proclamare
call sign segnale di chiamata
call the tune determinare il tono
call to account chiedere conto
call to mind farsi venire in mente
call to order richiamare all'ordine
call up telefonare a, dare un colpo di telefono a, fare una telefonata a, chiamare alle armi
call upon fare appello a
call upon to intimare di
make a call telefonare, dare un colpo di telefono, fare una telefonata
on call di turno
pay a call on andare a trovare
reverse charge call chiamata a carico del destinatorio
there is no call for non é il caso di
voting by call voto per appello nominale

Português (Portuguese)
v. - chamar, telefonar, denominar
n. - chamada (f), pedido (m), grito (m), telefonema (m)

idioms:

a close call escapar por pouco
call a halt mandar parar, opor-se a
call a spade a spade ser direto
call back retornar ligação, revogar
call box telefone (m) público de emergência
call down mandar descer, repreender
call for pedir, mandar chamar alguém, precisar de
call forth trazer à tona
call girl garota (f) de programa
call in mandar entregar, consultar, retirar
call in question duvidar, fazer exame oral
call in sick telefonar para o trabalho de alguém para informar que o funcionário está doente
call into being criar
call into question questionar
call it a day dar por encerrado
call it quits desistir
call names xingar
call number número (m) de ordem
call off cancelar
call on visitar
call on to pedir ajuda
call out gritar, desafiar
call sign código (m) de letras
call the tune dar as ordens
call to account pedir explicações
call to mind relembrar
call to order abrir a sessão
call up relembrar, telefonar, reunir, gritar
call upon visitar, exigir
call upon to pedir ajuda
make a call telefonar
on call pronto para pagamento
pay a call on visitar
reverse charge call chamada a cobrar
there is no call for não haver necessidade
toll call ligação (f) interurbana
trunk call ligação (f) pela linha tronco
voting by call votação (f) nominal

Русский (Russian)
звать, называть, вызывать, объявлять, звонить, зов, визит, призыв, вызов, телефонный звонок

idioms:

a close call чудом спастись
call a halt положить конец
call a spade a spade называть вещи своими именами
call back отозвать
call box телефонная будка
call down призывать
call for звать, требовать
call forth вызывать
call girl девушка по вызову
call in требовать, изымать
call in question ставить под сомнение
call in sick брать выходной по болезни
call into being ввести в дело
call into question ставить под сомнение
call it a day пошабашить
call it quits снять с себя обязанности, прекратить
call names обзывать
call number номер по которому звонить
call off отзывать, отменять
call on навещать, звать, призывать
call on to призывать
call out вызывать
call sign позывные
call the tune принять решение
call to account призвать к ответу
call to mind призвать к рассудку
call to order призвать к порядку
call up звонить по телефону, вызов на военную службу
call upon навещать, звать, призывать
call upon to призывать
make a call позвонить
on call в постоянной готовности
pay a call on нанести визит
reverse charge call просить слушателя заплатить за звонок
there is no call for нет никакой причины
toll call междугородний звонок
trunk call международный звонок
voting by call голосовать высказывая за кого/что

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - llamar a, denominar, llamar, bautizar, apellidar, anunciar, informar, convocar, reunir, citar, proclamar, gritar, clamar, llorar, llamar por teléfono
v. intr. - llamarse a, anunciarse, informarse, reunirse, citarse, proclamarse, llamarse, gritarse, hacer un llamado, concertar una cita, leer una proclama, hacer un anuncio
n. - grito, visita corta, reclamación, demanda, citación, requerimiento

idioms:

at call a la orden
call a halt mandar hacer alto, parar
call back volver a llamar, recordar, hacer volver, volver a pasar
call box cabina telefónica
call for pedir, exigir, requerir, recoger, ir por
call forth hacer salir, poner de manifiesto
call girl prostituta
call in retirar de circulación, llamar a, hacer pasar, reclamar
call in question poner en tela de juicio
call in sick dar parte de enfermo
call into being provocar, crear, poner en juego
call into question poner en tela de juicio
call it a day dar por acabado el día, dejarlo
call it quits darlo por empatado, dejarlo de una vez
call number número telefónico
call off cancelar, anular, dar por terminado, suspender
call on visitar, ir a ver, invocar, recurrir a, requerir, dar o ceder la palabra, censurar
call on to apelar a, requerir para que, acudir a, echar mano a
call out gritar, dar voces
call sign señal de llamada
call someone down regañar, reprender, invocar, hacer una llamada de atención
call someone in retirar de circulación, llamar a, hacer pasar, reclamar
call someone off cancelar, anular, dar por terminado, suspender
call someone out gritar, dar voces
call someone up llamar por teléfono, llamar a filas, hacer subir, traer a la memoria, evocar
call something in retirar de circulación, llamar a, hacer pasar, reclamar
call something up llamar por teléfono, llamar a filas, hacer subir, traer a la memoria, evocar
call the shots estar en control, tomar la iniciativa
call the tune llevar la voz cantante
call to account pedir cuentas
call to mind traer a la memoria, recordar
call to order llamar al orden
call upon dirigir un llamamiento a, invocar, invitar a hablar, pedir ayuda, requerir, apelar a
make a call llamar, llamar por teléfono
on call de turno, de guardia, disponible, pagadero
there is no call for no hay demanda para
within call al alcance de la voz, al alcance de una llamada

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kalla för, kalla på, instämma, larma, ringa till, utropa, säga upp, bjuda, beräkna, bjuda (i kortspel), syna (i kortspel), locka, hälsa på
n. - rop, läte, anrop, upprop, kallelse, krav, skäl, efterfrågan, besök

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
呼叫, 打电话, 召集, 叫喊, 顺便到..., 拜访, 停靠, 通知, 传讯, 传唤

idioms:

call a halt 停止
call back 收回, 回电
call box 公共电话亭, 公共电话间
call down 祈求到, 招致, 责骂
call for 需要, 接
call forth 使产生, 使起作用, 引起
call girl 妓女
call in 请求收回, 请来
call in question 对...表示怀疑
call in sick 打电话请病假
call into being 使形成, 使产生
call into question 被讨论, 对...表示怀疑
call it a day 结束一天的工作
call it quits 停止做
call names 骂人, 咒骂
call number 图书编号
call off 取消, 喊走
call on 拜访, 请求, 号召
call on to 用来做...
call out 出动, 大声叫唤, 唤起
call sign 呼叫符号, 呼号, 呼叫信号
call the shots 定调子, 操纵
call the tune 定调子, 发号施令, 操纵
call to account 责问, 清算
call to mind 回想
call to order 要求遵守秩序
call up 打电话, 召集, 打电话给
call upon 号召, 拜访
make a call 打电话
on call 随叫随到的, 待命的
there is no call for 没有理由做...
to call to account 责问, 清算

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 呼叫, 打電話, 召集
v. intr. - 叫喊, 呼叫, 順便到..., 拜訪, 打電話, 停靠
n. - 通知, 傳訊, 傳喚

idioms:

call a halt 停止
call back 收回, 回電
call box 公共電話亭, 公共電話間
call down 祈求到, 招致, 責罵
call for 需要, 接
call forth 使產生, 使起作用, 引起
call girl 妓女
call in 請求收回, 請來
call in question 對...表示懷疑
call in sick 打電話請病假
call into being 使形成, 使產生
call into question 被討論, 對...表示懷疑
call it a day 結束一天的工作
call it quits 停止做
call names 罵人, 咒罵
call number 圖書編號
call off 取消, 喊走
call on 拜訪, 請求, 號召
call on to 用來做...
call out 出動, 大聲叫喚, 喚起
call sign 呼叫符號, 呼號, 呼叫信號
call the shots 定調子, 操縱
call the tune 定調子, 發號施令, 操縱
call to account 責問, 清算
call to mind 回想
call to order 要求遵守秩序
call up 打電話, 召集, 打電話給
call upon 號召, 拜訪
make a call 打電話
on call 隨叫隨到的, 待命的
there is no call for 沒有理由做...
to call to account 責問, 清算

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 부르다, 불러내다, 주위를 주다, ~라고 이름 짓다
v. intr. - 소리쳐 부르다, 전화를 걸다, 들르다, 요구하다
n. - 외침, 통화, 방문, 요구

idioms:

call a halt 끝내다, 멈추도록 요청하다
call back 뒤돌아보고 부르다, 생각나게 하다, 취소하다, 소환하다
call box 사서함, 경찰서 연락용 비상전화, 공중 전화 박스
call down 불러내리다, 야단치다
call for ~을 불러오다, 요구하다, 아무를 부르러 가다
call forth 환기하다
call girl 콜걸
call in 초청하다, 회수하다, 들르다
call in question 이의를 제기하다
call in sick 전화로 병결을 알리다
call into being ~을 낳다, 성립시키다
call into question 이의를 제기하다
call it a day 일을 그만두다
call it quits 끝내다
call names 출석을 부르다
call number 도서 정리 번호
call off (약속을) 취소하다
call on 방문하다, 부탁하다
call on to ~가 무엇을 하도록 요구하다
call out 외쳐 구하다, 도전하다
call sign 호출 부호
call the shots 자기 생각대로 지시하다, 해야 할 일을 결정하다
call the tune 자기 생각대로 지시하다, 해야 할 일을 결정하다
call to account 책임을 묻다
call to mind 상기하다
call to order ~에게 정숙을 명하다, ~의 개회를 선언하다
call up 부르다, 전화를 불러내다
call upon 방문하다, ~에게 요구하다
make a call 전화하다
there is no call for 요구자가 적다
to call to account 책임을 묻다, 해명을 요구하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 呼ぶ, 叫ぶ, 呼び寄せる, 召集する, みなす, 名付ける, 電話をかける, 通信する, 立ち寄る, 訪問する, 命じる, 電話する, 命ずる
n. - 呼び声, 鳴き声, 電話をかけること, 通話, 電話, 召集, 召喚, 訪問, 停車, 要求, 必要, コール, 叫び, 請求

idioms:

call a halt 停止を命ずる, 止める
call a spade a spade ありのままに言う, 直言する
call back 呼び戻す, 再度訪問する, 後でかけ直す
call box 郵便私書箱の一種, 公衆電話ボックス
call down 呼び下ろす, しかる
call for 求めて大声を出す, 連れに寄る, 必要とする, 取りに行く
call forth 引き出す
call girl コールガール
call in 呼び込む, 呼ぶ, 求める
call in question 疑いを差しはさむ
call in sick 病欠の電話をする
call into being ものを生み出す
call into question 異議をはさむ
call it a day おしまいにする
call it quits あいこにする, 中断する, 切り上げる
call names 呼出名称
call number 書籍整理番号
call of nature 便意
call off 中止する, 引き離す
call on 訪ねる, 求める
call on to 求める
call one's own 我が物とする
call out 大声で呼ぶ, 呼び出す, 出動させる, スト指令を出す, 召集する, 引き出す
call sign 呼出し符号, コールサイン
call someone names 人の悪口を言う, 悪口を言う
call someone's bluff はったりに挑戦する
call the shots 命ずる, 采配を振る, 支配する
call the tune 事を決定する
call to account 責任を問う
call to mind 思い出す
call to order 静粛を求める, 開会を宣する
call up 電話をかける, 思い出させる, 徴兵する, 呼び起こす
call upon 頼む
call upon to 求める
make a call 電話をかける
on call 待機して
to call to account 責任を問う
voting by call 電話投票

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) نادى, طلب, صرخ, سمى, استدعى, زار (الاسم) طلب, ندا, صرخه, صيحه, زيارة, دعوة, حاجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮צעק, הזמין‬
v. intr. - ‮קרא, צעק, ביקר, בא, העיר, טלפן, עצר בתחנה‬
n. - ‮קריאה, ביקור, צלצול, הזמנה, תביעה, צורך, החלטת השופט, ביקור קצר‬

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