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I . call [kɔːl] N

1. call (on telephone):

call
ligação f
to give sb a call
telefonar para alguém
to be on call
estar de plantão

2. call (visit):

call
visita f
to pay a call on sb
fazer uma visita a alguém

3. call (shout):

call
grito m

4. call:

call (of bird)
canto m
call (of animal)
grito

5. call (request) a. POL:

call
convocação f
a call for help
um pedido de ajuda

II . call [kɔːl] VB trans

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2. call (on telephone):

call
telefonar
to call sb back
ligar de volta para alguém

3. call (summon):

call
chamar
to call sb's attention to sth
chamar a atenção de alguém para a. c.
to call a witness
intimar uma testemunha

4. call (decide to have):

call meeting, strike
convocar

III . call [kɔːl] VB intr

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1. call (on telephone):

call
telefonar

2. call (shout):

call
gritar
to call for help
pedir ajuda

3. call (drop by):

call
passar (aqui/lá)
he called here yesterday
ele passou aqui ontem

call for VB intr insep

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1. call for (demand, require):

call for
exigir
call for
requerer
to call for sth
requerer a. c.
this calls for a celebration
isto pede uma comemoração

2. call for (pick up):

to call for sb/sth
ir buscar alguém/a. c

I . call in VB trans

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call in specialist:

call in
chamar

II . call in VB intr (give a short visit)

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call off VB trans

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call up VB trans

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call up
telefonar

call center [ˈkɑːlˌˌsent̬ər, Brit ˈkɔːlˌsentəʳ] N telec

call center
call m center

local call N

phone call N

roll call N

roll call
lista f de chamada

telephone call N

reverse charge call N Brit TELEC

Usage examples with call

to call for sth
requerer a. c.
to make a call
fazer uma ligação
to call a meeting
convocar uma reunião
to be on call
estar de plantão
a call for help
um pedido de ajuda
to call a witness
intimar uma testemunha
to call for help
pedir ajuda
to call it quits
dar por encerrado
to call (sb) collect
fazer uma ligação a cobrar (para alguém)
to call sb names
xingar alguém
to call sb back
ligar de volta para alguém
to call sb's bluff
pagar para ver
a close call
por um fio
port of call
porto de escala
long-distance call (between states)
chamada f interurbana
to call it a day
parar de fazer a. c.
to give sb a call
telefonar para alguém
let's call it a day
vamos dar por encerrado

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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He went on to call the new music weird, spectacular, and creepy, saying that it contained lots of blood.
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Insofar as the new abstract painters employ old tropes and methods with a certain insouciant abandon, one might call them the new casualists.
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In fact, half the airstaff did not even attend this meeting and were told through a conference call.
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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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Mixed flocks stay together because the chickadees call out whenever they find a good source of food.
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So what do you wear for your first photo-call at the most fashionable film event of the year?
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Standards call for a solid black coat, a wedge-shaped head, and a lithe body of solid weight without excessive bulk.
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In other words, without advance permission, whistleblowers could be prosecuted based on an after-the-fact call that almost any information they released was classified.
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People ridicule him and laugh at the jailbird minister, as they call him.
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