call out

gritar, decir en voz alta

Decir algo con voz fuerte para que los demás lo oigan.

En inglés sencillo: To say something loudly so that other people can hear it.

• Please call out your name.
• Someone called out for help.
• She called out to us from the balcony.

Cómo se usa: call out to someone (She called out to her brother across the street.); call out something (The teacher called out our names.)

Sinónimos: shout, cry out, yell

Antónimos: whisper

Expresiones frecuentes: call out names, call out loudly, call something out

llamar, movilizar

Pedir u ordenar que alguien acuda para resolver un problema o atender una emergencia.

En inglés sencillo: To ask or order someone to come and deal with a problem or emergency.

• We had to call out a plumber.
• The governor called out troops after the floods.
• They called the doctor out in the middle of the night.

Cómo se usa: call out someone to do something (We called out a plumber to fix the leak.)

Sinónimos: summon, send for, mobilize

Antónimos: stand down

Expresiones frecuentes: call out someone, call out troops, call someone out

denunciar, reprochar

Criticar abiertamente a alguien o señalar públicamente algo malo que ha hecho.

En inglés sencillo: To openly criticize someone or point out something wrong they have done.

• She called out his rude behaviour.
• He called the company out for misleading customers.
• Why didn't anyone call her out on that lie?

Cómo se usa: call someone out on/for something (She called him out for lying.); call out something (We should call out unfair treatment.)

Sinónimos: criticize, denounce, challenge

Antónimos: praise

Expresiones frecuentes: call out racism, call out someone, call someone out

especificar, detallar

Indicar con precisión lo que se necesita, especialmente en planos o documentos técnicos.

En inglés sencillo: To state exactly what is required, especially in a technical drawing or document.

• The drawing calls out stainless steel.
• They called out every dimension in the design.
• Does the specification call out a particular paint?

Cómo se usa: call out something in something (The engineer called out the required thickness in the drawing.)

Sinónimos: specify, detail, state

Expresiones frecuentes: call out dimensions, call out materials

avisar de una ausencia

Contactar con el trabajo para avisar de que no se puede ir.

En inglés sencillo: To contact your workplace and say that you cannot come to work.

• I need to call out sick.
• She called out because her child was ill.
• Three workers have called out this morning.

Cómo se usa: call out sick (Two members of staff called out sick today.)

Sinónimos: call in sick

Expresiones frecuentes: call out sick, call out today

retar a duelo, desafiar a pelear

Desafiar a alguien a pelear, a veces en un duelo formal con armas.

En inglés sencillo: To challenge someone to fight you, sometimes in a formal fight with weapons.

• He called his rival out.
• The officer called him out after the public insult.
• Would you call someone out over a card game?

Cómo se usa: call someone out (After the insult, he called his rival out.)

Sinónimos: challenge to a fight, challenge to a duel

Expresiones frecuentes: call out someone, call someone out