Expresiones con verbos claves - Verbo "to call"
Idioms with key verbs - Verb "to call"
| to call a halt to something |
suspender algo |
| to call a spade a spade |
llamar al pan, pan y al vino, vino |
| to call in sick |
dar parte de enfermo |
| to call it a day |
terminar, dejar para otro día |
| to call it quits |
terminar, quedar en paz |
| to call someone names |
insultar a alguien |
- It started to rain so we had to call the parade to a halt.
- Jack's really straight-forward, he really calls a spade a spade.
- Emily's not coming to work today, she called in sick.
- We've been working for hours, you're all tired, let's call it a day.
- Jo and Bill decided to call it quits, they broke up.
- All of a sudden, Peter started to call me names, I was shocked!
| to call someone's bluff |
descubrirle a alguien la farolada |
| to call something into question |
poner algo en duda |
| to call something to mind |
acordarse de algo |
| to call the shots/tune |
mandar, tener la última palabra |
| to call to account |
pedirle cuentas a alguien |
| to call to heel |
poner a alguien en vereda |
- I knew the thief had a fake gun so I called his bluff.
- If you accuse my father of murder you're calling his innocence into question!
- Every time I hear Bob Marley it calls my trip to Jamaica to mind.
- Dr. McNeill, our chief of surgery, is the one who calls the shots.
- The teacher called me to account for something I didn't do! That's not fair!
- The new secretary thought she could do whatever she wanted but the boss called her to heel.
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