llamar

/ʝaˈmaɾ/, [ɟ͡ʝaˈmaɾ], /ʝaˈmaɾ/, [ɟ͡ʝaˈmaɾ]

call, to call


Examples
  • Él es lo que podrías llamar un ratón de biblioteca.

    He is what you might call a bookworm.

  • ¿Te puedo llamar de vuelta?

    May I call you back?

  • Tengo que llamar al médico.

    I must send for the doctor.

  • Por favor, no dude en llamar.

    Please feel free to call me up.

  • Bob piensa que es una tontería llamar a su madre que está tan lejos, para gastarse mucho y decirse muy poco.

    Bob thinks it is a silly idea to call his mother who is so far away, to spend so much, and to say so little.

  • ¿Por qué no intentaste llamar a Tom?

    Why didn't you try calling Tom?

  • Creo que deberíamos llamar a Tom.

    I think we should call Tom.

  • Le gusta llamar la atención.

    He likes attention.

  • Necesito usar tu teléfono para llamar una ambulancia.

    I need to use your phone to call an ambulance.

  • ¿Puedo volverte a llamar en veinte minutos?

    Can I call you back in twenty minutes?

  • Él nunca olvida llamar a su madre para su cumpleaños.

    He never forgets to call his mother on her birthday.

  • A las telenovelas sudamericanas se les suele llamar culebrones.

    South American telenovelas dream of being called soap operas.

  • Tom siguió intentando llamar a Mary, pero ella nunca contestó su teléfono.

    Tom kept trying to call Mary, but she never answered her phone.

  • A un polígono de siete lados se suele llamar un heptágono, pero ocasionalmente se le llama septágono.

    A seven-sided polygon is typically called a heptagon, but is occasionally referred to as a septagon.

  • Tenés que llamar a Tom.

    You have to call Tom.

  • Deberíamos llamar a Tom.

    We should call Tom.

  • Lo siento pero ahora me tengo que ir, tengo una cita en una hora. Por favor, no te olvides de volverme a llamar cuando llegue a casa.

    Sorry, but I have to go now. I have an appointment in one hour. Please don't forget to call me back when I get home.

  • ¿Deberíamos llamar a Tom?

    Should we call Tom?

  • Deberías llamar a Tom.

    You should call Tom.

  • No me vuelvas a llamar.

    Don't call me again.


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