call on



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
call on [sb] for [sth],
call upon
vtr phrasal insep
(seek help)recurrir a vi + prep
  acudir a vi + prep
 John called on his friends for support.
 Juan recurrió a sus amigos para que lo apoyaran.
call on [sb],
call upon
vtr phrasal insep
(turn to [sb] for help)recurrir a vi + prep
  acudir a vi + prep
 When you need help, then who can you call upon if not your friends?
 Cuando necesitas ayuda, ¿puedes recurrir a tus amigos?
call on [sb] to do [sth],
call upon [sb] to do [sth]
vtr phrasal insep
(request that [sb] do [sth])llamar a alguien para hacer algo loc verb
 The union called on the workers to support a strike.
 El sindicato llamó a los trabajadores para que apoyen el paro.
call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep (visit [sb])pasar a saludar a loc verb
  pasar por lo de loc verb
  pasar a visitar a loc verb
  hacer una visita a loc verb
 John called on Mary while she was in the hospital.
 Juan pasó a saludar a María cuando estaba en el hospital.
call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep US (teacher: pick a student to talk) (clases)llamar a vtr + prep
  elegir a vtr + prep
 The teacher called on me but I couldn't answer as I hadn't been listening.
 La profesora me llamó a mí, pero no pude contestar porque no había estado escuchando.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
call in on [sb] vi phrasal + prep UK (visit)pasar con vi + prep
  (AR)pasar por lo de, caer en lo de loc verb
  (AR, coloquial)dejarse caer por lo de loc verb
  (MX, coloquial)caerle a v prnl + prep
 Stef called in on her neighbour on the way to the shops, to ask if he needed anything.
 Stef pasó con su vecino camino a la tienda para preguntar si necesitaba algo
 Steff pasó por lo de su vecino camino a la tienda para preguntar si necesitaba algo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
pay a call on [sb],
pay [sb] a call
v expr
(visit)visitar a vtr + prep
 The doctor will pay you a call tomorrow.
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