call

anrufen

Mit jemandem über das Telefon Kontakt aufnehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To contact someone by telephone.

• Call me tonight.
• She called her dad after school.
• Have you called the doctor yet?

So benutzt man es: call someone (Please call your sister.); call someone on a number (Call me on my mobile number.)

Synonyme: phone, telephone, ring

Häufige Wendungen: call someone, call home, call back

nennen, benennen

Jemandem oder etwas einen Namen geben oder diesen Namen verwenden.

In einfachem Englisch: To give someone or something a name, or use that name for them.

• Our cat is called Luna.
• They called their baby Sam.
• What do you call this flower?

So benutzt man es: call someone/something + name (They call their dog Max.); be called + name (My brother is called Leo.)

Synonyme: name

Häufige Wendungen: call someone something, call him ben, call it home

rufen

Etwas laut sagen, damit jemand einen hört oder bemerkt.

In einfachem Englisch: To say something loudly so someone hears or notices you.

• Call louder so I can hear you.
• She called his name across the playground.
• "Come inside!" he called from the doorway.

So benutzt man es: call to someone (She called to us from the window.); call out something (He called out my name.)

Synonyme: shout, cry out

Häufige Wendungen: call out, call to someone, call someone’s name

nennen, bezeichnen als

Jemanden oder etwas mit einem bestimmten Wort beschreiben.

In einfachem Englisch: To describe someone or something using a particular word.

• Do not call him stupid.
• She called the trip a success.
• Would you call that behavior rude?

So benutzt man es: call someone/something + noun/adjective (They called the decision unfair.)

Synonyme: describe as, label

Häufige Wendungen: call someone lazy, call something unfair, call someone something

rufen, herbeirufen

Jemanden bitten oder auffordern, an einen Ort zu kommen oder zu helfen.

In einfachem Englisch: To ask or tell someone to come to a place or to help.

• Call a doctor immediately.
• The teacher called me to the front.
• She called the children inside when it began to rain.

So benutzt man es: call someone to a place (The manager called me to her office.); call someone over (She called the waiter over.)

Synonyme: summon, send for

Häufige Wendungen: call someone over, call a doctor, call someone inside

einberufen, ausrufen

Anordnen oder ankündigen, dass ein Ereignis stattfinden oder eine Tätigkeit beendet werden soll.

In einfachem Englisch: To say that an event should happen or that an activity should stop.

• The manager called a meeting.
• The union called a strike over pay.
• Police called a halt to the search after dark.

So benutzt man es: call a halt to something (They called a halt to the building work.)

Häufige Wendungen: call a meeting, call an election, call a halt

Anruf, Telefonat

Ein Kontakt mit jemandem über das Telefon, meist um miteinander zu sprechen.

In einfachem Englisch: A time when you contact someone by telephone, usually to talk.

• I got a call from Mum.
• She made three calls this morning.
• Did you answer my call?

So benutzt man es: a call from someone (I received a call from my sister.); a call to someone (He made a call to his lawyer.)

Synonyme: phone call, telephone call

Häufige Wendungen: phone call, make a call, missed call, unanswered call

Ruf, Laut

Ein Laut, den ein Vogel oder anderes Tier macht, oft um sich mit anderen zu verständigen.

In einfachem Englisch: The sound a bird or animal makes, often to communicate with others.

• We heard an owl’s call.
• Each bird has a different call.
• The frogs’ mating calls filled the evening air.

Synonyme: cry

Häufige Wendungen: bird call, mating call, owl call