call
vt
(=name) appeler
→ We called our son Ian.
Everyone calls him Jimmy. Tout le monde l'appelle Jimmy.
(=describe as) traiter de
→ President Nixon called his opponents traitors.
to call sb sth, He called me an idiot. Il m'a traité d'idiot.
to call sb names insulter qn
(=summon) appeler
→ The editor called me to his office to tell me the news.
We called the police. Nous avons appelé la police.
(=phone)
[+person, number] appeler
→ Call me when you get home.
This is the number to call. C'est le numéro à appeler.
(=announce)
[+flight] annoncer
→ Hurry up, they've just called our flight.
(=arrange)
[+meeting] convoquer
[+press conference] donner
→ He called a press conference to explain his proposals.
[+strike] lancer
→ Whenever the union called a strike, the management agreed to negotiate.
vi
(=phone) appeler
→ Did anyone call while I was out?
I'll tell him you called. Je lui dirai que vous avez appelé.
who is calling? c'est de la part de qui?
(=shout) crier
→ Listen, I can hear someone calling.
(=visit) passer
→ Goodnight. Do call again.
(RADIO)
London calling ici Londres
too close to call imprévisible
n
(=shout) appel m, cri m
→ We heard a call for help from the pond.
[+bird, animal] cri m
→ The boys spent the whole of one afternoon practising bird calls.
(=summons) (for flight) appel m
→ That's the call for our flight.
(=lure) appel m
→ All his life he felt the call of the sea.
(=visit) visite f
to pay a call on sb rendre visite à qn, passer voir qn
→ We went to pay a call on some people I used to know.
→ The doctor made three calls to sick patients.
telephone call appel m , (listed on bill) communication f
→ you only pay for the calls you make at 15p per minute
→ Did I have any calls while I was out?
Thanks for your call. Merci de votre appel.
to make a call téléphoner, passer un coup de fil
to give sb a call téléphoner à qn
Please give me a call at 7. Appelez-moi à 7 heures.
→phone call
→local call
→long-distance call
to be on call [doctor, nurse] être de permanence
→ The nurse had been on call for twenty-four hours.
He's on call this evening. Il est de permanence ce soir.
(=demand) demande f
→ Labour MPs renewed their call for the abolition of the House of Lords
not much call for sth, There's not much call for these items. Ces articles ne sont pas très demandés.
→ Not much call for that kind of publication, I don't think
→ there was not much call for young men with sewing machine skills
There's not much call for soldiers once the fighting's over. On ne fait plus guère appel aux soldat une fois les combats terminés.
to have no call to do sth (=be wrong to) n'avoir aucun motif de faire qch
→ He'd no call to lie like that
(=decision) (by referee, umpire) décision f (d'arbitrage)
→ "That was a late call!" shouted the distraught bowler.
(fig) décision f
→ It's a tough call and one Jack Straw will have to think very carefully about before making a decision on whether to change the law.
it's their call la décision leur appartient
to have first call on sth (=first refusal on) avoir la priorité sur qch
alarm call
n (=service) réveil m téléphonique
(=call) appel m du réveil téléphonique
to arrange an alarm call demander à se faire réveiller
I've arranged an alarm call for 6am. J'ai demandé à me faire réveiller à six heures.
▲call at
vt fus
[ship] faire escale à
→ We will be calling at Malta and Rhodes.
[train] s'arrêter à
→ The train at platform two is the 8.55 to York, calling at Doncaster.
▲call back
vi
(=return) repasser
→ I'll call back tonight, on the way back from the pub.
(=phone again) rappeler
→ I told him I would call back when I had some news.
I'll call back at 6 o'clock. Je rappellerai à six heures.
vt sep
(=phone back) rappeler
→ Would you ask him to call me back as soon as possible.
▲call for
vt fus
(=come for) passer prendre, passer chercher
→ The parcel was kept at the Post Office until someone called for it.
I'll call for you at 2.30. Je passerai te prendre à deux heures et demie.
(=demand) exiger
→ The declaration called for an immediate cease-fire.
▲call in
vt sep
[+doctor, expert, police] appeler, faire venir
→ We called in the police and accused the boys of stealing.
[+books] faire rentrer
→ The university called in all library books for stocktaking.
vi
(=visit) passer
(=phone)
to call in sick téléphoner pour prévenir qu'on est malade
▲call off
vt sep
(=cancel)
[+match, trip] annuler
[+engagement] rompre
→ I shall feel free to call off the engagement.
The match was called off. Le match a été annulé.
[+strike] (before it begins) annuler, (after it has started) mettre fin à
The strike was called off after three days. On a mis fin à la grève au bout de trois jours.
▲call on
vt fus
(=visit) rendre visite à, passer voir
→ I called on John last night.
to call on sb to do sth (=invite) inviter qn à faire qch
(=urge) demander instamment à qn de faire qch
→ The Opposition called on the Prime Minister to stop the arms deal.
▲call out
vi
(=utter a cry) pousser un cri
→ I called out and my Mum entered the room
(=shout) crier
→ Karen called out and told us to be quiet.
vt sep
(=summon)
[+doctor] appeler
[+police, troops] faire appel à
→ The government called out the army to help put out the fires.
[+question] crier
→ Then someone called out, "Let's merge!"
to call out sth to sb crier qch à qn
→ she called out to her daughter: `I'm sorry "
▲call up
vt sep
[+recruits] appeler, mobiliser
→ I was extremely lucky not to be called up to fight in the last war.
(=phone) téléphoner à
→ Many of my friends called me up to congratulate me on my success.
call box , call-box, callbox
n
(British) (=phone box) cabine f téléphonique
(mainly US) (=emergency phone) borne f d'urgence
call centre , (British) call center (US)
n centre m d'appels
call girl
n call-girl f
call-out charge , call-out fee
n frais mpl de déplacement
call sign , call signal
n indicatif m (d'appel)
call-up
n
(=military service) appel m (sous les drapeaux)
→ The call-up of National Guard and reserve units begun in late August.
(British) (=selection for team) sélection f
call-up papers
npl papiers mpl militaires
clarion call
n
literary (=appeal) appel m de clairon
→ Paine's words are a clarion call for democracy.
collect call
n (US) appel f en PCV
conference call
n audioconférence f
→ There are daily conference calls with Washington.
courtesy call
n visite f de politesse
curtain call
n (in theatre) rappel m
distress call
n appel m de détresse
→ The pilot sent a distress call at 5.50 pm
→ the crew did not put out a distress call
emergency call
n appel m d'urgence
→ A newborn baby died yesterday when an ambulance took 40 minutes to respond to an emergency call
house call
n visite f
→ Jehovah's Witnesses on a house call
local call
n appel m local
→ Can I use your phone to make a local call?
long-distance call
n communication f longue distance
→ I made a long-distance call to Aberdeen.
mating call
n [+male] appel m du mâle
[+female] appel m de la femelle
nuisance call
n appel m anonyme
personal call
n (British) (=private) appel m personnel
person-to-person call
n appel m avec préavis
phone call
n appel m, appel m téléphonique
→ I had three phone calls last night.
There's a phone call for you. Il y a un appel pour vous.
to make a phone call téléphoner
Can I make a phone call? Est-ce que je peux téléphoner?
→ Wait there a minute. I just have to make a phone call.
port of call
n
[+ship, passenger] (port d')escale f
→ Our next port of call was Cyprus.
→ Their first port of call will be Cape Town.
(=stopping place)
Your first port of call should be ... Vous devriez passer en premier à ...
→ The local tourist office should be your first port of call in any town.
rallying call
n cri m de ralliement
→ ... an issue that is fast becoming a rallying call for many Democrats: national health care.
reverse charge call
n (British) appel m en PCV
I'd like to make a reverse charge call to Britain. Je voudrais appeler la Grande-Bretagne en PCV.
roll call
n appel m
→ He was late for roll call three mornings running.
sales call
n appel m de prospection (commerciale)
→ People get annoyed by unsolicited sales calls.
siren call , siren song
n chant m des sirènes
→ Unable to resist the siren call of the cards, ...
telephone call
n appel m téléphonique
→ There's a telephone call for you, Jenny.
to make a telephone call passer un appel, téléphoner
→ Can I make a telephone call?
toll call
n (US) appel m longue distance
trunk call
n (British)
old-fashioned communication f interurbaine
wake-up call
n
(=telephone call) réveil m par téléphone
For a wake-up call, dial 7. Pour le réveil par téléphone, composez le 7.
Would you like a wake-up call? Vous voulez qu'on vous réveille par téléphone?
(=warning) piqûre f de rappel
→ The Ambassador said he hoped the statement would serve as a wake-up call to the government.
what-d'ye-call-her
n
* Machine * f
what-d'ye-call-him
n
* Machin * m
what-d'ye-call-it
n
* machin * m
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