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.
Phrases
Jody callaftercallaltar callanswer the callanswer the call of natureass callat callauction callbeck and callbird callbirdcallboatswain's callbooty callbroker's callbugle callbutt callcalendar callcall and responsecall birdcall boardcall bondcall boxcall buttoncall by futurecall by namecall by needcall by referencecall centercall centrecall datecall delaycall drinkcall firecall for helpcall forwardingcall girlcall graphcall historycall housecall leaf
Word forms
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.
Phrases
I'll call the policeI've never heard it called that beforebecallbutter my butt and call it a biscuitbutter my butt and call me a biscuitcall 'em as one sees 'emcall a cabcall a gocall a haltcall a lidcall a shovel a shovelcall a spade a shovelcall a spade a spadecall a spade a spade and a shovel a shovelcall aftercall againcall aheadcall an ambulancecall an audiblecall and collectcall aroundcall awaycall backcall balls and strikescall bullshitcall bycall downcall forcall forthcall incall in sickcall in the wildernesscall into doubtcall into questioncall itcall it a daycall it a nightcall it an early nightcall it as one sees itcall it even