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| booty call n | US, slang (phone call for sex) (slang) | booty call s |
| booty call n | informal, US (person called for sex) (slang) | booty call s |
| I wasn't that into her, but she was a good booty call. |
| call a spade a spade v expr | figurative (speak frankly, plainly) | nämna saker vid dess rätta namn vbal uttr |
| tala klarspråk vtr + s |
| (vardagligt, bildlig) | kalla en spade för en spade vbal uttr |
| Louise has never been afraid of calling a spade a spade. |
| call at [sth] vi + prep | (train: stop at stations) | stanna vid ngt vitr + prep |
| göra ett stopp i ngt vbal uttr |
| This train will call at Bromley South and London King's Cross. |
| call attention to [sth] v expr | (point [sth] out) | dra uppmärksamhet till ngt vbal uttr |
| påpeka vtr |
| The tour guide called our attention to an interesting plaque on the floor. |
| call back vi + prep | (return a phone call) | ringa tillbaka vitr + prep |
| I'll call back when I can. |
| call [sb] back vtr + prep | (return phone call to) | ringa ngn tillbaka vtr + prep |
| ringa tillbaka till ngn vbal uttr |
| I'll call her back later. |
call center (US),
call centre (UK) n | (phone-in service) | teletjänstcentral s |
| If you need technical support you can contact the call center. |
| call collect v expr | US (reverse phone charges) | ringa mottagaren-betalar samtal vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| call [sb] collect v expr | US (reverse phone charges to) | ringa ett mottagaren-betalar samtal till ngn vbal uttr |
| Because he had no money, he called his parents collect. |
| call [sb] every name under the sun v expr | figurative (repeatedly insult [sb]) | skrika alla svordomar under solen åt ngn vbal uttr |
| kalla ngn för alla fula ord som finns vbal uttr |
| You can call me every name under the sun, but it doesn't change the situation one bit. |
| call for papers n | (academics: request for articles) | förfrågan om artiklar s |
| efterfrågan efter artiklar s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| They've just published a call for papers for next year's conference. |
| call for tenders n | (business: invitation to bid) (formell) | anbudsförfarande s |
| call girl n | (female prostitute) | eskortflicka s |
| prostituerad s |
| (vardagligt) | call girl s |
call [sb] in,
call in [sb] vtr + adv | (summon) | kalla in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| ropa in ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| It's time to call the children in for supper. |
call-in (US),
phone-in (UK) adj | (show, etc.: phone-in) (förled) | inringnings- adj |
| som man kan ringa in till adj |
| He hosts a call-in show on the local radio station. |
call in sick,
also UK: phone in sick,
ring in sick v expr | (notify employer you will be off sick) | sjukanmäla sig vitr + refl |
| (vardagligt) | sjuka sig vitr + refl |
| ta ut en sjukdag vbal uttr |
| Nancy woke up with a migraine, so she called in sick and stayed in bed. |
call [sth] into question,
call into question [sth] v expr | (cast doubt on [sth]) | ifrågasätta vtr |
| tvivla på ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| This discovery calls into question historians' previous assumptions. |
| call it a day v expr | informal (stop doing [sth]) | sluta för dagen vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | lägga av för dagen vbal uttr |
| I've been working for hours, I'm going to call it a day. |
| call it quits v expr | informal (stop, end) | ge upp vitr partikel |
| sluta vitr |
| hoppa av vitr partikel |
| I'm too tired to continue; I'm calling it quits. |
| call [sb] names v expr | informal (insult [sb]) | säga fula ord till ngn vbal uttr |
| skoja om ngns namn vbal uttr |
| In school, Ralph was a bully and called me names. |
| call of duty n | (responsibilities) (formell) | förpliktelse s |
| plikt s |
| Sirens wailed as the firefighters responded to the call of duty. |
call [sb] out on [sth],
call out [sb] on [sth] v expr | informal (challenge: on [sth] said, done) (se om ngn talar sanning) | utmana ngn angående ngt - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| Julia called her uncle out on his offensive remarks. |
| call out vi + adv | (speak before being invited) | prata utan tillåtelse vbal uttr |
| (bildlig) | skrika ut ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| The teacher told the students to raise their hands if they knew the answer, rather than calling out. |
| call [sb] over⇒ vtr | (invite, beckon) | bjuda över vtr partikel oskj |
| We called her over to our table to join us. |
call the roll,
call roll v expr | (take register of those present) | ropa upp vitr partikel |
| göra upprop vtr + s |
| The teacher called the roll at the beginning of the class. |
call the shots,
call the tune v expr | (be in charge, make the decisions) | basa vitr |
| styra och ställa vbal uttr |
| The pastor may think he calls the shots, but the organist really leads the worship service. |
| call to action n | ([sth] that motivates) (bildlig) | gnistra s |
| vädjan s |
| påstöt s |
| The vandalism was a call to action for the townspeople to band together. |
| call to arms n | figurative (rallying cry) (bildlig) | krigsvrål s |
| call to arms n | (battle cry) | krigsvrål s |
| call [sb] to arms⇒ vtr | figurative (rally) (bildlig) | kalla ngn till krig, kalla in ngn till krig vbal uttr |
| blanda in ngn i strid vbal uttr |
| The group opposing the new housing estate called its members to arms when it looked like planning permission would be granted. |
| call [sb] to arms vtr | (rally into battle) | rekrytera ngn till sammandrabbning vbal uttr |
| (vardagligt) | blanda in ngn i bråk vbal uttr |
| call [sth] to mind v expr | (remind) | påminna om ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| få ngn att tänka på ngt vbal uttr |
| Your story calls to mind the day I wore my evening gown to a staff meeting. |
| call-out n | UK (service visit) | utryckning s |
| As an emergency plumber, Jason often had to attend call-outs at the weekends. |
| call-out n as adj | UK (relating to a call-out) (förled) | utrycknings- adj |
| Emergency plumbers charge enormous call-out fees. |
| call-up n | informal (military: order to report) | mönstring s |
| inkallelse s |
| 50,000 reserves got the call-up to join the campaign. |
| close call n | informal, figurative (narrow escape) | nära ögat adv + s |
| Phew! That was a close call. I thought he was going to ask to see my ID. |
| Puh! Det var nära ögat. Jag trodde han skulle be om att få se mitt ID-kort. |
| close call n | informal, figurative ([sth] hard to decide) | svårt val s |
| It was a close call, but they declared him the winner. |
| cold call n | (unsolicited sales visit or phone call) | oanmält säljsamtal adj + s |
| anmält säljbesök adj + s |
| I got my start in sales by making door-to-door cold calls. |
| collect call n | US (phone: reversed charges) | telefonsamtal som mottagaren betalar s |
| conference call n | (meeting conducted by phone) | konferenssamtal s |
| The advantage of a conference call is that people from all over the world can take part. |
| curtain call n | (performers' bow at end of play) (teater) | inropning s |
| The audience's applause went on for so long that there were three curtain calls. |
| local call n | (short-distance phone call) | lokalsamtal s |
| He borrowed our telephone but made a local call, so there will be no extra charge. |
| long-distance call n | (phone call: not local area) (förled) | långdistanssamtal s |
| Have at least five dollars ready for a long-distance call. |
| make a call v expr | informal (phone [sb]) | ringa ett samtal vbal uttr |
| ringa ngn vtr |
| Do you mind waiting five minutes while I make a call? |
| make a call to [sb] v expr | informal (phone [sb]) | ringa ett samtal till ngn vbal uttr |
| ringa ngn vtr |
| Hold on a second, I just have to make a call to my supervisor. |
| on call adj | (available for duty) | jourhavande adj |
| ha jour vtr + s |
| på jour prep + s |
| My family doctor is on call every Saturday night for patient emergencies. |
| phone call n | abbr (telephone call) | telefonsamtal s |
| I had a phone call from your mother today. |
| port of call n | (ship: stop during a journey) | ankomsthamn s |
| (generell) | hamn s |
| The Caribbean cruise includes 14 ports of call in 11 countries. |
| port of call n | figurative (place visited) (bildlig: bra plats för ngt) | platsen, stället s |
| Las Vegas is the port of call for those interested in glitz and gambling. |
return a call,
return [sb]'s call v expr | (phone [sb] back) | ringa tillbaka vitr partikel |
| ringa upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| Can I return your call when I'm less busy? |
| roll call n | (register of names read aloud) (formell: försvarsmakten) | appell s |
| (ofta i skola) | upprop s |
| The squadron turned out for roll call. |
| roll call n | figurative (long list of names) | namnlista s |
| I'm a long way down the roll call so my chances of getting the job are small. |
| take a call v expr | (accept a telephone call) | ta ett samtal, ta emot ett telefonsamtal vbal uttr |
| I'm sorry to interrupt but I need to step outside to take a call. |
| I may need to take a call during the meeting. |
| trunk call n | UK (long-distance phone call) | långdistanssamtal s |
| rikssamtal s |
| fjärrsamtal s |
| video call n | (meeting or conversation via video) | videosamtal s |
| Face-to-face appointments with the doctor have temporarily been replaced by video calls. |
| wake-up call n | (phone call to wake [sb]) | väckningssamtal s |
| telefonväckning s |
| Matthew asked the hotel to send a wake-up call to his room in the morning. |
| wake-up call n | figurative (warning) (bildlig) | väckarklocka s |
| uppvaknande s |
| It was a real wake-up call when she realized her daughter was gone. |
