call upon

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
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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