call

kɔl
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Translation of call into German,

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Verb

1.

communication

tr.
contact someone by telephone
tr.
  • I will call you later tonight.Ich werde dich später heute Abend anrufen.
2.

name

tr.
refer to or name as
tr.
  • They decided to call the baby Emma..Sie beschlossen, das Baby Emma zu nennen
3.

voice

intr.
speak loudly to attract attention
intr.
rufen zurufen
  • She called to her friend across the street.Sie rief ihrer Freundin über die Straße zu.

Noun

1.

phone chat

telephone conversation
  • She had a long call with her sister last night..Sie hatte gestern Abend ein langes Telefonat mit ihrer Schwester
2.

sound

loud cry or shout
  • He heard a call for help.Er hörte einen Ruf um Hilfe.
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Expressions with call: examples in English and translations in German

herumtelefonieren
She decided to call around to find the best deal.
fordern
verlangen
The situation calls for immediate action.
hinzuziehen
The manager decided to call in a consultant for expert advice..
beschimpfen
beleidigen
The children were punished for calling names at each other during recess..
jemanden anrufen
I need to call her number to confirm the meeting time.
sich krankmelden
She had to call in sick today.

Synonyms and analogies of call in English

Examples of call in a sentence

  • He forgot to call his mother on her birthday.
  • We call our dog Max.
  • The teacher will call the roll.
  • I called for help from the trail.
  • The coach called the players over.
  • Ms. Patel called attendance before the lesson.

Translations of "call" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
nennenv.

She hates when colleagues call her a country bumpkin behind her back.

Sie hasst es, wenn Kollegen sie hinter ihrem Rücken Hinterwäldler nennen.

rufenv.

They love their grandma to bits and call her almost every evening.

Sie lieben ihre Oma abgöttisch und rufen sie fast jeden Abend an.

anrufenv.

The contact name appears next to their number when they call.

Der Name erscheint neben der Nummer, wenn sie anrufen.

Noun
derAnrufnm.

Keep your phone charged in case there's an important call.

Halte dein Handy geladen, falls es einen wichtigen Anruf gibt.

derRufnm.

Her plea for fairness became a lonely call in the wilderness.

Ihre Bitte um Gerechtigkeit blieb ein einsamer Ruf in der Wüste.

derAufrufnm.

The news story concluded with a call to action for the community.

Der Bericht schloss mit einem Aufruf zum Handeln an die Gemeinschaft.

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call: Examples and translations in context

I still call him my sweetie, even after all these years together.

Auch nach all den Jahren zusammen nenne ich ihn immer noch meinen Schatz.

His colleagues secretly call him an out-and-out liar behind his back.

Seine Kollegen nennen ihn heimlich einen notorischen Lügner hinter seinem Rücken.

People call him a limousine liberal, always preaching equality from his mansion.

Man nennt ihn einen Salonlinken, der Gleichheit aus seiner Villa predigt.

Foreign investors avoid what they now call the continent's chronic sick man.

Ausländische Investoren meiden, was sie nun den chronischen kranken Mann Europas nennen.

Some coworkers call our new manager a pointy-headed intellectual behind his back.

Einige Kollegen nennen unseren neuen Chef hinter seinem Rücken einen Stubengelehrten.

They call her the expert not for nothing; her advice saved the project.

Man nennt sie nicht umsonst die Expertin; ihr Rat hat das Projekt gerettet.

I call him my brother from another mother, because he always backs me.

Ich nenne ihn meinen Bruder im Geiste, weil er immer hinter mir steht.

You really sell yourself short when you call your artwork just a hobby.

Du verkaufst dich wirklich unter Wert, wenn du deine Kunst nur Hobby nennst.

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