call upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for call upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

call upon VB [Am kɔl -, Brit kɔːl -] (v + prep + o)

1. call upon (invite):

call upon

invitar

I should like to call upon the chairman to make a speech

quisiera invitar al señor presidente a que diga unas palabras

2. call upon (appeal to):

call upon

apelar a

we call upon all people of goodwill to …

apelamos a todas las personas de buena voluntad para que …

Translations for call upon in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ceder la palabra a alg.

to call upon sb to speak

Translations for call upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

I.call [Am kɔl, Brit kɔːl] N

1. call (by telephone):

call

llamada f

call

llamado m LatAm

to make a call

llamar por teléfono

to make a call

hacer una llamada (telefónica)

to give sb a call

llamar a alguien (por teléfono)

I'll take the call in the other room

hablaré desde la otra habitación

will you take the call? (talk to sb)

¿le paso la llamada?

will you take the call? (accept charges)

¿acepta la llamada?

there's a call for you on line one

lo llaman or tiene una llamada por la línea uno

I have to return his call

tengo que devolverle la llamada

local/long-distance/international call

llamada urbana/interurbana/internacional

an 800 call (in US)

una llamada gratuita

2.1. call (of person):

call (cry)

llamada f

call (cry)

llamado m LatAm

call (shout)

grito m

a call for help

una llamada (or un grito etc.) de socorro

didn't you hear my call?

¿no oíste que te llamé?

2.2. call:

call (of animal)

grito m

call (of bird)

reclamo m

2.3. call (of bugle, trumpet, horn):

call

toque m

the call to retreat

la retreta

3.1. call (summons):

to be on call

estar de guardia

the call of duty/to arms liter

la llamada del deber/a las armas

the call of duty/to arms liter

el llamado del deber/a las armas LatAm

his hospitality went far beyond the call of duty

fue por demás hospitalario

to answer or obey the call of nature euph

hacer sus (or mis etc.) necesidades euph

3.2. call REL:

the call to the priesthood

la llamada al sacerdocio

the call to the priesthood

el llamado al sacerdocio LatAm

to receive a call (in Presbyterian Church etc)

ser nombrado pastor

3.3. call THEAT:

it's your call

le toca salir a escena

3.4. call (lure):

call

llamada f

call

atracción f

4. call (request):

call

llamamiento m

call

llamado m LatAm

he made a call for peace

hizo un llamamiento a la paz

he made a call for peace

hizo un llamado a la paz LatAm

the strike call

el llamamiento a la huelga

the strike call

el llamado a la huelga LatAm

the strike call

la convocatoria de huelga

there were calls for his resignation

pidieron su dimisión

call for papers

convocatoria f de ponencias

5. call (claim):

there are too many calls on my time

tengo demasiadas obligaciones

there are too many calls on my time

muchas cosas reclaman mi atención

to have first call on sth

tener prioridad sobre algo

6.1. call usu with neg (reason):

call

motivo m

he had no call to be rude

no tenía por qué ser grosero

6.2. call usu with neg (demand):

call

demanda f

there's no or not much call for this product

no hay mucha demanda para este producto

7. call (visit):

call

visita f

to pay a call on sb

hacerle una visita a alguien

to pay a call on sb

ir a ver a alguien

house calls

visitas fpl a domicilio

to pay a call Brit euph

ir al baño euph

8.1. call (decision) SPORTS:

call

decisión f

call

cobro m Chil

8.2. call (in bridge):

call

declaración f

to make one's call

declarar

whose call is it?

¿a quién le toca declarar?

8.3. call (in horse racing):

call Am

comentario m

9. call FIN (on shares):

call

dividendo m pasivo

on or at call

a la vista

II.call [Am kɔl, Brit kɔːl] VB trans

1. call (shout):

call

llamar

to call sb's name

llamar a alguien

didn't you hear us calling you?

¿no oíste que te estábamos llamando?

to call the roll or register SCHOOL

pasar lista

he calls the numbers at bingo

canta los números en el bingo

to call time Brit

anunciar la hora de cerrar (en un pub)

the ball was called in/out (tennis)

declararon buena/mala la pelota

2. call police/taxi/doctor:

call

llamar

he was called to her office

lo llamaron para que fuera a su oficina

to call a strike/meeting

llamar a or convocar una huelga/reunión

3. call (contact):

call (by telephone, radio)

llamar

I'll call you tomorrow

te llamo or te llamaré mañana

for more information call us on or at 341-6920

para más información llame or llámenos al (teléfono) 341-6920

don't call us, we'll call you (set phrase)

ya lo llamaremos

call me on my cell phone

llámame al celular LatAm

call me on my cell phone

llámame al móvil Spain

4. call (name, describe as):

call

llamar

we call her Betty

la llamamos Betty

we call her Betty

le decimos Betty esp LatAm

what are you going to call the baby?

¿qué nombre le van a poner al bebé?

what is this called in Italian?

¿cómo se llama esto en italiano?

to call sb names

insultar a alguien

are you calling me a liar?

¿me estás llamando mentiroso?

he calls himself an artist, but …

se dice or se considera un artista pero …

what sort of time do you call this?

¿éstas son horas de llegar?

she can hardly be called beautiful

no puede decirse que sea bonita

how could you call yourself her friend?

¿cómo puedes decir que eres amiga suya?

I didn't have anything I could call my own

no tenía nada que de verdad fuera mío

I don't call that difficult

yo no diría que es difícil

I call that a waste of time

eso es lo que yo llamo una pérdida de tiempo

shall we call it $30?

digamos or pongamos que treinta dólares

5.1. call (in poker):

call bet/player

ver

5.2. call (in bridge):

call

declarar

III.call [Am kɔl, Brit kɔːl] VB intr

1. call person:

call

llamar

the dog comes when I call

el perro viene cuando (lo) llamo

to call to sb she called to me for help/to fetch a cloth

me llamó para que la ayudara/para que le llevara un trapo

duty calls

el deber me llama

2. call (by telephone, radio):

call

llamar

who's calling, please?

¿de parte de quién, por favor?

Madrid calling

aquí Madrid

3. call (visit):

call

venir

call

pasar

thanks for calling

gracias por venir

he called while I was out

vino or pasó cuando yo no estaba

“please call again”

“gracias por su visita”

4.1. call (in poker):

call

ver

4.2. call (in bridge):

call

declarar

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call upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for call upon in the Spanish»English Dictionary

evocar los espíritus

to call upon the spirits

Translations for call upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

I.call [kɔ:l] N

1. call (telephone):

call

llamada f

2. call (visit):

call

visita f

to be on a call

estar haciendo una visita

to be on call

estar de guardia

to pay a call on sb

hacer una visita a alguien

3. call (shout):

call

grito m

to give a call

pegar un grito

4. call (animal cry):

call

grito m

call bird

canto m

5. call a. POL:

call

llamamiento m

a call for help

una llamada de socorro

6. call no pl a. ECON:

call

requerimiento m

money on call

dinero m a la vista

there is not much call for sth

no hay demasiada demanda de algo

7. call form (need):

to have no call for sth

no tener ninguna necesidad de algo

you had no call to say that

no tenías por qué decir eso

Phrases:

to have a close call

salvarse por los pelos

II.call [kɔ:l] VB trans

1. call (name, address as):

call

llamar

to call sb names

insultar a alguien

what's that actor called?

¿cómo se llama ese actor?

what's his new film called?

¿cómo se titula su nueva película?

she's called by her second name, Jane

la llaman por su segundo nombre, Jane

2. call (telephone):

call

llamar

call

telefonear LatAm

to call sb collect Am

llamar a alguien a cobro revertido

3. call (make noise to attract):

to call sb's attention

llamar la atención de alguien

I called you to come to eat ten minutes ago

te he llamado para que vinieras a comer hace diez minutos

4. call (ask to come):

call

reclamar

she was called to a meeting in London

fue convocada a una reunión en Londres

5. call (ask for quiet):

to call for order

pedir orden

6. call (reprimand):

call

amonestar

to call sth to mind (recall)

acordarse de algo

to call sth to mind (remember)

recordar algo

7. call (regard as):

to call sth one's own

poder decir que algo es de uno

you call this a party?

¿a esto llamas fiesta?

I'm not calling you a liar

no digo que seas un mentiroso

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

no sé cuánto me debes exactamente, ¿lo dejamos en 10 libras justas?

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

tiene muy pocas ideas realmente propias

8. call (decide to have):

to call a meeting

convocar una reunión

to call a halt to sth

suspender algo

to call a strike

declarar una huelga

III.call [kɔ:l] VB intr

1. call (telephone):

call

llamar

2. call (drop by):

call

pasar

3. call (shout):

call

gritar

call VB

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to call into question coll

poner en duda

to call into question

poner en tela de juicio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Budding entrepreneurs without their own pool of mentors to call upon often end up turning to government-funded services to get the tutorage they require.

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They then call upon their ancestors to join them in this celebration, which involves line dancing, the bunny hop, the twist, and rigor mortis.

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Nearby stood a vast crowd of civilian on-lookers, who began fraternizing with the rebels, but whom the leaders of the revolt did not call upon to participate in the action.

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They call upon casual collectors, hoarders, and occasionally people who have inherited overwhelming collections of apparent junk.

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There is a call upon the legal profession to do a great work for this country.

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He had no deputies but could call upon the militia for help when so required.

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He has much discretion in how he serves the people who call upon him.

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