| ترجمات إضافية |
| call n | (signal) | إشارة |
| | Joanna's call told us she was ready to go. |
| call for [sth] n | (appeal) | دعوة إلى شيء |
| | The principal's call for action followed a number of problems at the school. |
| call n | (religion: vocation) (دينية) | دعوة |
| | He felt the call to the priesthood after his visit to Lourdes. |
| call n | (summons) | استدعاء |
| | He received a call to appear before the High Court. |
| call n | (bird sound) (طيور) | صوت |
| | You can hear the call of an owl from my bedroom. |
| call n | (animal sound) (حيوان) | صوت |
| | The call of a wolf made him sit up in his tent. |
| call n | (instrument for hunting) (تحاكي صوت حيوان يراد صيده) | صفّارة |
| | He blew his duck call and didn't have to wait long before one appeared. |
| call n | (theatre: rehearsal notice) (في المسرح) | استدعاء |
| | She only arrived fifteen minutes before the call time. |
| | وصلت قبل موعد الاستدعاء بربع ساعة فقط. |
| call n | (need) | حاجة، داعٍ |
| | There's no call for tears. It was only a joke. |
| call for [sth] n | uncountable (demand) | طلب لشيء، طلب على شيء |
| | There's little call for typewriter repair these days. |
| | هناك طلب قليل على إصلاح الآلات الكاتبة اليوم. |
| call n | (cards: demand to show hands) (في ورق الشدة) | طلب كشف الورق |
| | I made a call, and the other players had to reveal their cards. |
| call n | (poker: equal a bet) (في البوكر) | مطابقة رهان، معادلة رهان |
| | He made a call with an average hand but ended up winning the pot. |
| call n | (bridge: bid or pass) | دور |
| | Are you going to bid? It's your call. |
| call n | (sports: umpire's judgment) | قرار |
| | The player disagreed with the umpire's call. |
| call n | (finance: right to purchase) | حقّ الشراء |
| | Buying calls is a popular strategy for investors. |
| call n | (finance: demand for payment) | مطالبة بالتسديد |
| | This is your final call for payment. |
| call n | informal (judgement, decision) | قرار |
| | Canceling the event was a good call, given the weather. |
| | Both these candidates would be perfect for the job, but we can only hire one of them; it's going to be a tough call. |
| call n | (visit) | زيارة |
| | The receptionist said I couldn't talk to the doctor right then, because she was out on a call. |
| call⇒ vi | (visit) | يزور |
| | I'll call tomorrow morning on the way to work. |
| call vi | (demand a card) (في ورق الشدة) | يطلب ورقة |
| | It's my turn and I'm going to call. |
| call vi | (poker: equal a bet) | يطابق رهانًا، يعادل رهانًا |
| | Do you want to call or raise? |
| call vi | (bird, animal: make sound) | يصوّت |
| | Is that an owl calling? |
| call vi | (make a request) | يطلب، يستدعي |
| | They called upon her to find a solution to their problems. |
| call to [sb] vi + prep | (yell to get [sb]'s attention) | ينادي شخصًا |
| | Steve called to his wife to come and help him. |
| call [sb] to [sth]⇒ vtr | (summon to religious vocation) | يدعو شخصًا إلى شيء |
| | God called him to the priesthood. |
| | دعاه الله إلى الكهنوت. |
| call [sb]⇒ vtr | (awaken) | يوقظ شخصًا |
| | Would you like to be called in the morning? |
| call [sth]⇒ vtr | (proclaim) | يعلن |
| | The umpire called the ball out. |
| call [sth] vtr | (hunting: lure) | يستدرج شيئًا |
| | He called the grouse into the open. |
| call [sth] vtr | (demand payment) | يطالب بتسديد شيء |
| | The debt could be called at any moment. |
| call [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (label) | يدعو شخصًا شيئًا |
| | How dare you call me a cheat! |
| call [sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (consider) | يعتبر شيئًا شيئًا |
| | I call it a scandal. |
| | أعتبر الأمر فضيحة. |
| call [sth]⇒ vtr | (convene) (اجتماع) | يدعو إلى شيء |
| | They've called a meeting for tomorrow morning. |
| call [sb]⇒ vtr | (attract) | يدعو، ينادي |
| | The sea was calling him. |
| call [sth]⇒ vtr | (order into effect) | يعلن شيئًا |
| | Union leaders called an end to the strike after two weeks. |
| call [sth] vtr | (sports: end due to conditions) | يلغي شيئًا |
| | The game was called due to the rain. |
| call [sth] [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (estimate) | يقول، يعتبر |
| | Let's call it three miles from here to there. |
| | لنقل إن المسافة من هنا إلى هناك هي 5 كيلومترات. |
| call [sth]⇒ vtr | (cards: demand to see a hand) (ورق الشدة) | يطلب كشف شيء |
| | After the third round, anyone may call the hand. |
| call [sth] vtr | (poker: equal a bet) (رهان في البوكر) | يطابق شيئًا، يعادل شيئًا |
| | I'll call your ten and raise you ten. |
| call [sth] vtr | informal (forecast correctly) | يعلن، يسمّي |
| | In American pool, you have to call your shot before you play it. |
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call [sb] away,
call away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (summon [sb]) | يستدعي |
| | The doctor was suddenly called away, so he is not in the office today. |
| | استُدعي الطبيب فجأة، ولذا ليس في عيادته الآن. |
| call [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (reprimand [sb], tell [sb] off) | يوبخ، يؤنب |
| call for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (demand, request) | يدعو لشيء |
| | | يطلب شيئًا |
| | The senator called for an investigation. |
| | The judge's bailiff called for silence in the courtroom. |
| call for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (require) | يتطلّب شيئًا |
| | | يستدعي شيئًا |
| | The recipe calls for brown sugar, not white sugar. |
| | The situation calls for a calm, deliberate response. |
| call for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (forecast) | يتوقع شيئًا |
| | The forecast calls for clear skies and warm temperatures. |
call [sb/sth] forth,
call forth [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | literary (summon) | يستدعي شخصًا/شيئًا |
| call [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | (contact: a professional for help) | يتّصل بشخص |
| | The tap was leaking, so Jess called in a plumber. |
| call in vi phrasal | UK (visit) | يزور |
| | Grandma and Grandad called in today and we all had tea. |
| call in on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK (visit) | يزور شخصًا، يمرّ على شخص، يمرّ بشخص |
| | Stef called in on her neighbour on the way to the shops, to ask if he needed anything. |
| call in at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (visit briefly) | يمرّ على شيء، يمرّ بشيء |
| | I just need to call in at the office on the way home to pick up some paperwork. |
| | We called in at Bristol on our way to London. |
call in,
also UK: ring in,
phone in vi phrasal | (phone) | يتّصل |
| | Radio listeners are encouraged to call in to make comments. |
call [sth] in,
call in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (loan, debt: demand repayment) | يطالب بتسديد شيء |
| | The bank called in Stuart's loan and he had to sell his house to repay it. |
call [sth] off,
call off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (cancel) | يلغي شيئًا |
| | The town's annual picnic was called off due to rain. |
call on [sb] for [sth],
call upon vtr phrasal insep | (seek help) (المساعدة) | يطلب من شخص شيئًا |
| | John called on his friends for support. |
call on [sb],
call upon vtr phrasal insep | (turn to [sb] for help) | يلجأ إلى شخص |
| | When you need help, then who can you call upon if not your friends? |
call on [sb] to do [sth],
call upon [sb] to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | يطلب أن يفعل شخص شيئًا |
| | The union called on the workers to support a strike. |
| call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (visit [sb]) | يزور شخصًا |
| | John called on Mary while she was in the hospital. |
| call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | US (teacher: pick a student to talk) | يختار شخصًا ليجيب |
| | The teacher called on me but I couldn't answer as I hadn't been listening. |
call [sb] out,
call out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (request visit) | يطلب شخصًا، يستدعي شخصًا |
| | Paul's elderly mother was unwell, so he called the doctor out. |
call [sb] out,
call out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (challenge) | يتحدّى شخصًا |
| | The interviewer called the MP out when he spouted false statistics. |
call [sb] out,
call out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (order workers to strike) | يدعو شخصًا إلى الإضراب |
| | The union has called its members out following the breakdown of talks with management. |
| | دعت النقابة أعضاءها إلى الإضراب بعد فشل المحادثات مع الإدارة. |
| call round vi phrasal | (visit) | يأتي، يزور |
| | Peter said that he would call round sometime this afternoon. |
| call [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (phone) | يتصل بشخص، يتلفن لشخص |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun. |
| | Let's call her up and check the plans. |
| call [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | usu passive (military: enlist) (للخدمة العسكرية) | يستدعي شخصًا |
| | Conscripts were called up for military service according to their birthdates. |
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above and beyond the call of duty,
beyond the call of duty expr | (more than required) | أكثر مما هو مطلوب منه |
| | He was honored for performing above and beyond the call of duty. |
| alarm call n | (phone call to wake [sb] up) | مكالمة الإيقاظ |
at [sb]'s beck and call,
at the beck and call of [sb] expr | (available to serve you at any time) | رهن إشارة شخص، تحت أمر شخص |
| | I will be at your beck and call. |
| bad call n | informal (unwise decision, judgment) | قرار خاطئ، قرار سيئ |
| | | فكرة سيئة |
| bird call n | (song of a bird) | تغريد طائر، صوت طائر |
| bird call n | (device: mimics birdsong) | جهاز يقلد صوت الطيور |
| booty call n | US, slang (phone call for sex) | مكالمة بنيّة الجنس |
| booty call n | informal, US (person called for sex) | شخص يُتصل به بنيّة الجنس |
| | I wasn't that into her, but she was a good booty call. |
bring [sb] to account,
call [sb] to account v expr | (force to explain or justify) (نتيجة فعلة) | يواجه شخصًا |
| bugle call n | (military signal, tune) | نداء البوق، نداء النفير |
| | Reveille is a famous bugle call that wakes up military personal at dawn. |
| call a halt v expr | (order [sth] to stop) | يأمر بإيقاف شيء |
| | The project was exceeding its budget, so the manager was forced to call a halt. |
| call a halt to [sth] v expr | (order an end to, stop) | يأمر بوقف شيء |
| | The machine broke, so the foreman called a halt to the work. |
| call a spade a spade v expr | figurative (speak frankly, plainly) | يتكلم بصراحة، يسمّي الأشياء بأسمائها |
| | Louise has never been afraid of calling a spade a spade. |
call [sb] aside,
call aside [sb] vtr + adv | (summon [sb] from group) (يستدعيه من وسط مجموعة) | يأخذ شخصًا جانبًا |
| call at [sth] vi + prep | (train: stop at stations) | يتوقف عند شيء |
| | This train will call at Bromley South and London King's Cross. |
| | سيتوقف هذا القطار عند محطتي "بروملي ساوث" و"لندن كينغز كروس". |
| call attention to [sth] v expr | (point [sth] out) | يوجه انتباه |
| | The tour guide called our attention to an interesting plaque on the floor. |
| call back vi + prep | (return a phone call) | يعاود الاتصال |
| | I'll call back when I can. |
| call [sb] back vtr + prep | (return phone call to) | يعاود الاتصال بشخص |
| | I'll call her back later. |
| call box n | US (public phone booth) | كابينة تلفون عمومي |
| | Do they still have those red-and-glass telephone call boxes on the streets in London? |
call center (US),
call centre (UK) n | (phone-in service) (لرعاية الزبائن) | مَرْكز اتصال |
| | If you need technical support you can contact the call center. |
| call collect v expr | US (reverse phone charges) | يجري مكالمة على حساب المستقبل |
| call [sb] collect v expr | US (reverse phone charges to) | يجري مكالمة على حساب المستقبل |
| | Because he had no money, he called his parents collect. |
| call each other names v expr | informal (exchange insults) | يتبادلان الشتائم |
| | Children love to call each other silly names like Poopy-Head. |
| call [sb] every name under the sun v expr | figurative (repeatedly insult [sb]) | ينهال على شخص بالشتائم |
| | You can call me every name under the sun, but it doesn't change the situation one bit. |
| call for papers n | (academics: request for articles) | استدراج مقترح |
| | | طلب لكتابة مقالة، دعوة لكتابة مقالة |
| | They've just published a call for papers for next year's conference. |
| call for tenders n | (business: invitation to bid) (كما في المناقصات) | طلب العروض |
| call girl n | (female prostitute) (مع حجز عبر الهاتف) | مومس، فتاة هوى |
call [sb] in,
call in [sb] vtr + adv | (summon) | يستدعي شخصًا |
| | It's time to call the children in for supper. |
call-in (US),
phone-in (UK) adj | (show, etc.: phone-in) | يستقبل اتصالات المستمعين، يستقبل اتصالات المشاهدين |
| | | مع مداخلات المستمعين، مع مداخلات المشاهدين |
| | He hosts a call-in show on the local radio station. |
call in sick,
also UK: phone in sick,
ring in sick v expr | (notify employer you will be off sick) | يتصل ليقول إنه غائب بداعي المرض |
| | Nancy woke up with a migraine, so she called in sick and stayed in bed. |
call [sth] into question,
call into question [sth] v expr | (cast doubt on [sth]) | يشك في |
| | This discovery calls into question historians' previous assumptions. |
| call it a day v expr | informal (stop doing [sth]) | يتوقف عن عمل شيء |
| | I've been working for hours, I'm going to call it a day. |
| call it quits v expr | informal (stop, end) | يتوقف |
| | I'm too tired to continue; I'm calling it quits. |
| call letters npl | (TV, radio station: code) (رمز يعرّف بمحطة إذاعة أو تلفزة) | رمز المحطة |
| call [sb] names v expr | informal (insult [sb]) | يسب، يشتم، يهين |
| | In school, Ralph was a bully and called me names. |
| call number n | (library book) | رقم الاتصال |
| | | رقم الهاتف |
| | The first sections of a call number represent the subject of a book. |
| call of duty n | (responsibilities) | نداء الواجب |
| | Sirens wailed as the firefighters responded to the call of duty. |
| call of nature n | (urge to use the bathroom) | إحساس بقضاء الحاجة |
call [sb] out on [sth],
call out [sb] on [sth] v expr | informal (challenge: on [sth] said, done) | يتحدّى شخصًا إثر شيء |
| | Julia called her uncle out on his offensive remarks. |
| call out vi + adv | (speak before being invited) | يتكلم قبل أن يُسمح له |
| | The teacher told the students to raise their hands if they knew the answer, rather than calling out. |
| call [sb] over⇒ vtr | (invite, beckon) | يدعو |
| | We called her over to our table to join us. |
| call patching n | (service connecting urgent calls) | تحويل المكالمات الطارئة |
call sign,
call signal n | (TV, radio station: code) (خاصّ بمحطة تلفزيون أو إذاعة) | شارة تعريف، رمز نداء |
call the roll,
call roll v expr | (take register of those present) (كما في المدارس) | ينادي على الأسماء |
| | The teacher called the roll at the beginning of the class. |
call the shots,
call the tune v expr | (be in charge, make the decisions) | يكون المسؤول، يتخذ القرارات |
| | The pastor may think he calls the shots, but the organist really leads the worship service. |
| call time vi | (pub: announce closing) | يعلن عن الإغلاق |
| call time vi | (put an end to [sth]) | يقول انتهى الوقت |
| | When I call time, you will put down your pencils and turn your exam papers over. |
| call to action n | ([sth] that motivates) | حافز |
| | The vandalism was a call to action for the townspeople to band together. |
| | كان التخريب المتعمد للممتلكات حافزًا لسكان البلدة على التضامن. |
| call to arms n | figurative (rallying cry) | دعوة لاتخاذ إجراء |
| call to arms n | (battle cry) | صيحة الحرب، دعوة لحمل السلاح |
| call [sth] to mind v expr | (remind) | يذكّر بشيء |
| | Your story calls to mind the day I wore my evening gown to a staff meeting. |
| call [sb/sth] to order v expr | (request silence) (لطلب السكوت) | يدعو شخصًا/شيئًا إلى مراعاة النظام |
| call [sth] to order v expr | (formally begin session) (جلسة) | يعلن افتتاح شيء |
| call [sb] together vtr + adv | (summon group) | يدعو أشخاصًا إلى اجتماع، يجمع أشخاصًا |
| call waiting n | uncountable (telephone service) (خدمة هاتفية) | انتظار المكالمات |
| call [sb]'s bluff v expr | (challenge [sb] who may be faking) | يتحدّى شخصًا ليثبت مزاعمه |
| call-girl n as adj | (relating to prostitution) | لبنات هوى، لمومسات |
| call-off contract n | (under framework agreement) (ضمن عقد الإطار) | عقد تنفيذ، عقد تطبيق |
| | The company awarded a call-off contract to the supplier. |
| call-off order n | (order: with many delivery dates) (بتواريخ تسليم متعددة) | طلبيّة مفتوحة |
| | The firm placed a call-off order with the supplier. |
| call-out n | informal (challenge) | تحدٍّ، استفزاز |
| | The actress responded to call-outs on social media with an apology. |
| call-out n | (printing: inset or illustration) (بشكل صورة) | وسيلة شرح |
| call-out n | (printing: text linked to graphic) (نص موصول بصورة) | وسيلة شرح |
| call-out n | UK (service visit) (خارج دوام العمل) | عمل صيانة |
| | As an emergency plumber, Jason often had to attend call-outs at the weekends. |
| call-out n as adj | UK (relating to a call-out) (مضاف إليه: خارج دوام العمل) | عملِ صيانة |
| | Emergency plumbers charge enormous call-out fees. |
| call-up n | informal (military: order to report) | استدعاء |
| | 50,000 reserves got the call-up to join the campaign. |
| call-up n | (sports: summons to play) (في الرياضة: استدعاء للعب) | استدعاء |
| | The player was thrilled to receive the call-up to play for his national team. |
callback number,
call-back number n | (phone number: for return call) | رقم ردّ الاتصال |
| | Someone from the insurance company called while you were out; I've written down their callback number here. |
| calling for tenders expr | uncountable (business: action of inviting bids) | إعلان مناقصة، دعوة تقديم العطاءات |
| cattle call n | US, figurative, informal (open audition) | جلسة تجربة أداء مفتوحة |
| close call n | informal, figurative (narrow escape) | نجاة بأعجوبة |
| | Phew! That was a close call. I thought he was going to ask to see my ID. |
| close call n | informal, figurative ([sth] hard to decide) | قرار صعب |
| | It was a close call, but they declared him the winner. |
| cold call n | (unsolicited sales visit or phone call) | بيع على الهاتف |
| | | بيع على الأبواب |
| | I got my start in sales by making door-to-door cold calls. |
| cold-call [sb]⇒ vtr | (make unsolicited sales visit or phone call) | يبيع على الهاتف |
| | | يبيع على الأبواب |
| | He cold-called all the people on his contact list. |
| collect call n | US (phone: reversed charges) | مكالمة مدفوعة من المتلقي |
| conference call n | (meeting conducted by phone) | مؤتمر هاتفيّ، مؤتمر عبر الهاتف |
| | The advantage of a conference call is that people from all over the world can take part. |
contact center,
contact center (US),
call centre (UK) n | (call center) | مركز الاتصال |