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calling (ˈkɔːlɪŋ Pronunciation for calling ) 

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noun

  1. Berufung feminine noun

call (kɔːl Pronunciation for call ) 

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noun

  1. (= shout, cry)
    1. [of person, bird etc] Ruf masculine noun
    2. [of bugle] Signal neuter noun
     ⇒ to give sb a call jdn (herbei)rufen(= inform sb), jdm Bescheid sagen(= wake sb), jdn wecken ⇒ a call for help (literal, figurative) ein Hilferuf masculine noun
  2. (= telephone call) Gespräch neuter noun ⇒ to give sb a call jdn anrufen ⇒ to take a call ein Gespräch entgegennehmen ⇒ will you take the call? nehmen Sie das Gespräch an?
    1. (= summons)
      1. (for flight, meal etc) Aufruf masculine noun
      2. (figurative(= lure) Ruf masculine noun
     ⇒ to be on call Bereitschaftsdienst haben ⇒ he acted above and beyond the call of duty er handelte über die bloße Pflichterfüllung hinaus
  4. (= visit) Besuch masculine noun ⇒ to pay a call on sb jdn besuchen ⇒ I have several calls to make ich muss noch einige Besuche machen
  5. (= demand, claim) Inanspruchnahme feminine noun
    1. (business) Nachfrage feminine noun ( for nach)
     ⇒ to have many calls on one's purse/time finanziell/zeitlich sehr in Anspruch genommen sein ⇒ to have first call on sth ein Vorrecht neuter noun auf etw haben
  6. (= need) Grund masculine noun, Veranlassung feminine noun ⇒ there is no call for you to worry es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge, Sie brauchen sich dative keine Sorgen zu machen
  7. (cards) Ansage feminine noun ⇒ whose call is it? wer sagt an?
  8. (tennis) Entscheidung feminine noun ⇒ it's our/your call das ist unsere/eure Entscheidung

transitive verb

    1. (= shout out, summon) rufen
      1. meeting einberufen
      2. elections ausschreiben
      3. strike ausrufen
      4. (law) witness aufrufen
      5. (= subpoena) vorladen
      6. (= waken) wecken
     ⇒ the landlord called time der Wirt rief "Feierabend" ⇒ to call spades (cards) Pik reizen ⇒ the ball was called out der Ball wurde für "aus" erklärt
  2. (= name, consider) nennen ⇒ to be called heißen ⇒ what's he called? wie heißt er? ⇒ what do you call your cat? wie heißt deine Katze? ⇒ she calls me lazy sie nennt mich faul ⇒ what's this called in German? wie heißt das auf Deutsch? ⇒ let's call it a day machen wir Schluss für heute ⇒ call it £5 sagen wir £ 5
    1. (= telephone) anrufen
    2. (= contact by radio) rufen
  4. (US, sport)
    1. (= call off) abbrechen

intransitive verb

  1. (= shout)
    1. [person, animal] rufen
     ⇒ to call for help um Hilfe rufen ⇒ to call to sb jdm zurufen
  2. (= visit) vorbeikommen ⇒ she called to see her mother sie machte einen Besuch bei ihrer Mutter ⇒ the gasman called to read the meter der Gasmann kam, um die Gasuhr abzulesen
  3. (telecommunications) anrufen
    1. (by radio) rufen
     ⇒ who's calling, please? wer spricht da bitte? ⇒ thanks for calling vielen Dank für den Anruf

Similar Words

= name, entitle, dub, designate, term, style, label, describe as, christen, denominate
= consider, think, judge, estimate, describe as, refer to as, regard as
= cry, announce, shout, scream, proclaim, yell, cry out, whoop,
= phone, contact, telephone, ring (up), give (someone) a bell, Skype, video call
= send for, contact, summon, fetch, page
= hail, address, summon, contact, halloo
= summon, gather, invite, rally, assemble, muster, convene, convoke, collect,
= visit, come, go to, drop in, stop by, pop in
= waken, arouse, awaken, rouse
= telephone call, bell, phone call, buzz, tinkle, ring, video call, Skype
= visit
= request, order, demand, appeal, notice, command, announcement, invitation, plea, summons, supplication
= demand, need, market, requirement, necessity
= need, cause, reason, grounds, occasion, excuse, justification, claim
= attraction, draw, pull, appeal, lure, attractiveness, allure, magnetism
= cry, shout, scream, yell, whoop,

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