OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4750

call

/kɔːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
grito
A cry or shout.
He heard a call from the other side of the room.
canto • llamado
The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
That sound is the distinctive call of the cuckoo bird.
convocatoria • llamado • llamamiento
A beckoning or summoning.
Dependance is a perpetual call upon humanity, and a greater incitement to tenderness and pity, than any other motive whatsoever.
I had to yield to the call of the wild.
llamada • telefonema
A telephone conversation; a phone call.
I received several calls today.
I received several phone calls today.
visita
A short visit, usually for social purposes.
I paid a call to a dear friend of mine.
Podson stayed till after five, though he handsomely apologized for outstaying a call. "The fact is, I never think of the time, when I get talking to a really intelligent woman...'
palabra
The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
I give the call to the Manager of Opposition Business.
The Prime Minister has the call.
guardia
A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
I took general-surgery call at Bossier Medical Center and asked special permission to take general-medical call, which was gladly given away by the older staff members: […]. You wo…
page 48: “Mondays would be great, especially after a weekend of call.” page 56: “[…] I’ve got call tonight, and all weekend, but I’ll be off tomorrow to help you some.”
llamada • llamado
The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 4749

call

/kɔːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
convocar • llamar
To reach out with one's voice.
That person is hurt; call for help!
gritar
To reach out with one's voice.
"Supper's ready," called Dad from the kitchen.
For far—oh, very far behind, / So far she cannot call to him, / Comes Tegumai alone to find / The daughter that was all to him!
hablar • llamar • telefonear • timbrar
To reach out with one's voice.
Why don’t you call me in the morning?
Why don’t you call tomorrow?
llamar • nombrar
To name, identify, or describe.
Don't call me a liar.
Why don’t we dispense with the formalities? Please call me Al.
pitar • señalar
To declare, or declare in favor of, a predicted or actual result.
The goal was called offside.
convocar • llamar • requerir • solicitar
To require, demand.
He felt called to help the old man.
invocar • llamar
To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
A recursive function is one that calls itself.