call in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for call in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl] N

1. call TELEC:

call

telefonata f

call

chiamata f (from da)

business call

telefonata d'affari

private or personal call

telefonata personale

(tele)phone call

chiamata (telefonica)

I have a call for you

c'è una telefonata per lei

to make a call

chiamare or telefonare or fare una telefonata

to make a call to Italy

chiamare l'Italia or telefonare or fare una telefonata in Italia

to receive, take a call

ricevere or prendere una telefonata

to give sb a call

chiamare qn or telefonare a or fare una telefonata a qn

to return sb's call

richiamare qn or fare una telefonata a qn

to put a call through to sb

passare una telefonata a qn

2. call (audible cry):

call (human)

grido m (for di)

call (animal)

grido m

call (animal)

richiamo m

to give sb a call

chiamare qn

3. call (summons):

call

chiamata f

call

appello m

this is the last call for passengers to Berlin AVIAT

ultima chiamata per il volo per Berlino

this is your ten minute call THEAT

in scena tra dieci minuti

to put out a call for sb (over public address, radio)

diramare or lanciare un appello per qn

the Red Cross has put out a call for blankets

la Croce Rossa ha diramato un appello per la raccolta di coperte

4. call (visit):

call

visita f

to make or pay a call

fare visita (on a)

to pay a call euph

andare in bagno

to return sb's call

ricambiare la visita di qn

5. call (demand):

call

richiesta f

call

domanda f

the strikers' call for a pay rise

la richiesta degli scioperanti di un aumento salariale

there were calls for his resignation

le sue dimissioni sono state richieste da più parti

a call for reform

una richiesta di riforma

she has many calls on her time

tutti la cercano, tutti le chiedono qualcosa

there's no call for it COMM

non c'è richiesta (di questo articolo)

we don't get much call for that

non abbiamo molte richieste di questo articolo

to have first call on sth

avere la priorità su qc or avere diritto di precedenza su qc

6. call (need):

there's no call for sth, to do

non c'è alcun bisogno di qc, di fare

there was no call for her to say that

non aveva alcun motivo di dire ciò or non c'era alcun motivo perché dicesse ciò

7. call (allure):

call (of mountains, sea, the unknown)

richiamo m (of di)

8. call SPORTS:

call (of referee)

fischio m

call (of umpire)

segnalazione f

call (decision)

decisione f

9. call ECON:

call (for repayment of loan)

richiesta f di pagamento

call (request)

richiesta f

call (request)

chiamata f

call (right to buy)

opzione f d'acquisto

money at or on call

denaro a vista or somma esigibile a breve preavviso

on three months' call

a tre mesi

payable at call

esigibile a vista

a call for capital

una richiesta di aumento di capitale

a call for tenders

un avviso d'asta

10. call (duty):

to be on call doctor:

essere di guardia or in, di servizio

to be on call engineer:

essere in or di servizio

11. call REL (vocation):

call

vocazione f

II.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl] VB trans

1. call (say loudly):

call, also call out name, number

chiamare (a gran voce), gridare

call, also call out answer, instructions

gridare

call, also call out result, flight

annunciare

to call the register SCHOOL

fare l'appello

he called (out) “Goodbye”

ha gridato “arrivederci”

to call heads or tails GAMES

fare a testa o croce

2. call:

call (summon) lift

chiamare

call (by shouting) person, animal, witness

chiamare (ad alta voce)

call (by phone) person, police, taxi

chiamare, far venire

call (by letter) applicant, candidate

convocare

he was called before the committee

è stato convocato davanti alla commissione

the boss called me into his office

il capo mi ha chiamato nel suo ufficio

the police were called to the scene

la polizia è stata chiamata sul luogo (del delitto, dell'incidente ecc.)

I've called you a taxi

le ho chiamato un taxi

come when you're called

venite quando sarete chiamati

call the next witness

chiamate il prossimo testimone

you may be called to give evidence

potrebbe essere chiamato a testimoniare

3. call (telephone):

call, also call up person, institution, number

chiamare, telefonare a (at a; from da)

don't call us, we'll call you hum

(non chiamare) ti chiamiamo noi

4. call (give a name):

call person, baby, animal, place, product

chiamare (by con)

call book, film, music, play

intitolare

she prefers to be called by her maiden name

preferisce essere chiamata con il suo nome da ragazza

5. call (arrange):

call strike

proclamare

call conference, meeting

convocare, indire

call rehearsal

fissare

call election

fissare, indire

6. call (waken):

call person

chiamare, svegliare

what time shall I call you in the morning?

a che ora devo svegliarla?

7. call (describe as):

to call sb stupid, a liar

dare a qn dello stupido, del bugiardo

I wouldn't call it spacious, beautiful

non direi che è spazioso, bello

do you call that plate clean?

ti sembra pulito quel piatto?

it's not what you'd call an exciting film

non si potrebbe proprio dire che sia un film emozionante

it's what you might call a delicate situation

è ciò che si potrebbe definire una situazione delicata

call that a garden! inf

e lo chiami giardino!

call it what you will

chiamalo come vuoi

parapsychology or whatever they or you call it inf

la parapsicologia o come accidenti si chiama

(let's) call it £5

diciamo 5 sterline

he hasn't a place to call his own

non ha una casa propria

8. call SPORTS:

call referee, linesman:

fischiare, dichiarare

the linesman called the ball in

il guardalinee ha detto che la palla era buona

9. call ECON:

call loan

richiedere il pagamento di

10. call COMPUT:

call file

aprire

call program

chiamare, lanciare

III.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl] VB intr

1. call person, animal:

(cry out) call, also call out

chiamare

call, also call out (louder)

gridare

London calling RADIO

qui Londra

2. call (telephone):

call

chiamare

call

telefonare

where are you calling from?

da dove chiama?

I'm calling about your advertisement

telefono per l'annuncio

thank you for calling

grazie per aver chiamato

please call back in an hour

richiami fra un'ora, per favore

to call home

chiamare casa

who's calling?

chi parla?

3. call (visit):

call

passare, fare (una) visita

to call at person: person, shop

passare da

to call at person: bank, library, town

passare, andare in

to call at train: town, station

fermare a

to call at boat: port

fare scalo a

the London train calling at Reading and Slough

il treno per Londra che ferma a Reading e Slough

4. call (tossing coins, racket):

you call, heads or tails?

tocca a te, testa o croce?

IV.to call oneself VB refl

to call oneself Smith, Bob

farsi chiamare

to call oneself (claim to be) poet, designer

dire di essere

he calls himself a writer but …

dice di essere uno scrittore, ma …

call yourself a sailor? inf

e dici di essere un marinaio?

I am proud to call myself European

sono orgoglioso di definirmi europeo

V.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl]

it was a close call

l'abbiamo scampata bella

call centre, call center [Brit ˈkɔːl sɛntə] N

call centre

call center m

distress call [dɪˈstresˌkɔːl] N

distress call

richiesta f di soccorso

distress call

SOS m

courtesy call [ˈkɜːtəsɪkɔːl] N

courtesy call

visita f di cortesia

I.call back VB [kɔːl -] (call back)

1. call back (on phone):

call back

richiamare

call back

ritelefonare

2. call back (return):

call back

ripassare, passare di nuovo

II.call back VB [kɔːl -] (call [sb] back)

1. call back:

call back (summon by shouting)

richiamare, chiamare

call back (phone back) person

richiamare, ritelefonare a

2. call back (recall):

call back representative, diplomat

richiamare

house call [ˈhaʊsˌkɔːl] N

house call

visita f a domicilio

curtain call [Brit, Am ˈkərtn ˌkɔl] N THEAT

curtain call

chiamata f alla ribalta

I.call off VB [kɔːl -] (call off [sth], call [sth] off)

call off (halt) arrangement, deal, plan, search, investigation

sospendere, interrompere

call off (cancel) show, meeting, wedding

annullare, revocare, disdire

to call off one's engagement

rompere il fidanzamento

to call off a strike

revocare uno sciopero

let's call the whole thing off

lasciamo perdere (tutta la faccenda)

II.call off VB [kɔːl -] (call off [sb], call [sb] off)

call off soldier, dog:

call off

richiamare

call by VB [kɔːl -] (visit)

call by

passare

collect call [kəˈlektˌkɔːl] N Am TELEC

collect call

telefonata f in addebito al, a carico del destinatario

call in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for call in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.call [kɔ:l] N

1. call (telephone):

call

chiamata f

to give sb a call

telefonare a qu

2. call (visit):

call

visita f

to be on call

esere di guardia

to pay a call on sb

fare visita a qu

3. call (shout):

call

grido m

a call for help

una richiesta d'aiuto

4. call (animal cry):

call

richiamo m

5. call a. POL:

call

appello m

6. call a. ECON:

call

richiesta f

money on call

denaro m a vista

there is not much call for sth

non c'è molta richiesta di qc

7. call form (need):

there's no call for sth

non c'è bisogno di qc

you had no call to say that

non c'era alcun bisogno che tu lo dicessi

8. call (decision):

call

decisione f

you make the call

sta a te decidere

9. call (attraction):

call

richiamo m

the call of the wild

il richiamo della natura

Phrases:

to have a close call

scamparla per un pelo

II.call [kɔ:l] VB trans

1. call (name, address as):

call

chiamare

to call sb names

insultare qu

what's that actor called?

come si chiama quell'attore?

what's his new film called?

come si intitola il suo ultimo film?

she's called by her middle name, Jane

si fa chiamare col suo secondo nome, Jane

2. call (telephone):

call

chiamare

to call sb collect

chiamare qu a carico del destinatario

3. call (make noise to attract):

to call sb's attention

attirare l'attenzione di qu

I called you to come to eat ten minutes ago

ti ho chiamato per dirti di venire a tavola dieci minuti fa

4. call (ask to come):

call

convocare

she was called to a meeting in Denver

è stata convocata a Denver per una riunione

5. call (ask for quiet):

to call for order

richiamare all'ordine

6. call (reprimand):

call

ammonire

to call sth to mind (recall, remember)

ricordare qc

7. call (regard as):

to call sth one's own

considerare qc suo

you call this a party?

questa la chiami festa?

I'm not calling you a liar

non ti sto dando del bugiardo

I don't know exactly how much you owe me, but let's call it an even $10

non so esattamente quanto mi devi, diciamo 10 dollari tondi?

he has very few ideas that he can genuinely call his own

ha poche idee che può dire veramente sue

8. call (decide to have):

to call a meeting (to order)

convocare una riunione

to call a halt to sth

sospendere qc

to call a strike

indire uno sciopero

III.call [kɔ:l] VB intr

1. call (telephone):

call

chiamare

2. call (drop by):

call

passare

3. call (shout):

call

gridare

call N

User Entry

this was a bad call inf

fu una scelta sbagliata

I.call back VB trans

1. call back (telephone):

call back

richiamare

2. call back (ask to return):

call back

far tornare

3. call back ECON:

call back

ritirare dal mercato

the company has called back a type of toy

la ditta ha ritirato dal mercato un tipo di giocattolo

II.call back VB intr (phone again)

call back

richiamare

curtain call N THEAT

curtain call

chiamata f alla ribalta

local call N

local call

chiamata f urbana

photo call N

photo call

opportunità f di essere fotografato

phone call N

phone call

telefonata f

phone call

chiamata f (telefonica)

roll call N

roll call

appello m

duty call N

duty call

visita f di dovere

I.call out VB trans (shout)

call out

gridare

II.call out VB intr

1. call out (shout):

call out

gridare

2. call out fig (demand):

to call out for sth

richiedere qc

call Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

referring to your letter/phone call, …

con riferimento alla sua lettera/telefonata, …

to issue a call for sth ultimatum

lanciare

you had no call to say that

non c'era alcun bisogno che tu lo dicessi

to be at sb's beck and call

essere a completa disposizione di qu

to call sb every name under the sun

dirne di tutti i colori a qu

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

to call on the entrance phone

citofonare

to call on the entrance phone

citofonare

to call a spade a spade

dire pane al pane e vino al vino

can you ask him [or her] [or them] to call me?

mi fai telefonare?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Disc jockeys made liberal use of listener requests and call-in contests.

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Mixed flocks stay together because the chickadees call out whenever they find a good source of food.

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Ford was one of only three councillors to call back in person, within a day.

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Attempting to call for emergency assistance reveals that no outgoing calls can be made.

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The vendor's telephony equipment then connects the calls to the call centre operator's agents.

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People ridicule him and laugh at the jailbird minister, as they call him.

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Presto will also centralize its operational logistics, such as farecard procurement, reporting services, and a customer call centre.

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He had the presence of mind to ask for his phone and call an aviator acquaintance who had worked for a medical helicopter service.

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He went on to call the new music weird, spectacular, and creepy, saying that it contained lots of blood.

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He used the phrase first-come, first-served, meaning that he will respond to the first international call-up from either country.

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