llamar

A. vt

• 1 [bomberos/policía] to call; [médico] to call (out); [camarero/criada/ascensor] to call; [súbditos/servidores] to summon; [taxi] (por teléfono) to call; (en la calle) to hail lo llamó por señas = she beckoned to him el sindicato los llamó a la huelga = the union called them out on strike Definition of call in the British & World English dictionary Definition of call in the US English dictionary Translate call | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 (por teléfono) to phone, to call te llamó Eva = Eva phoned (for you) llamar a algn al celular (AmL) or (Esp) al móvil = to call sb on their cell phone (AmE) o mobile (BrE) Definition of phone in the British & World English dictionary Definition of phone in the US English dictionary Translate phone | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 a (dar el nombre de) to call, name; (dar el título, apodo de) to call Definition of call in the British & World English dictionary Definition of call in the US English dictionary Translate call | into French | into German | into Italian b (considerar) to call eso es lo que yo llamo un amigo = that's what I call a friend Definition of call in the British & World English dictionary Definition of call in the US English dictionary Translate call | into French | into German | into Italian

B. vi

• 1 (con los nudillos) to knock; (tocar el timbre) to ring (the doorbell) llaman a la puerta = there's someone at the door Definition of knock in the British & World English dictionary Definition of knock in the US English dictionary Translate knock | into French | into German | into Italian

• 2 [Telec] [persona] to telephone, phone, call; [teléfono] to ring ¿quién llama? = who's calling? ver tb cobro 2 Definition of telephone in the British & World English dictionary Definition of telephone in the US English dictionary Translate telephone | into French | into German | into Italian