call

verbbriathar 1 name transitiveaistreachtabhair ar PhrV cmuglaoigh ar PhrV cmu they called their son Colm Colm a thug siad ar a mac what did they call her? cén t-ainm a thug siad uirthi? you can call me Jack is féidir leat Jeaic a thabhairt ormcall aftercall sb names 2 describe, refer to as transitiveaistreachtabhair ar PhrV cmuglaoigh ar PhrV cmu she called me a liar thug sí bréagadóir orm I wouldn't call it a hotel ní ghlaofainn óstán air, ní déarfainn gur óstán é they survived - if you can call it that tháinig siad slán - dá bhféadfaí é sin a thabhairt air 'I was dancing.' 'Is that what you call it?' 'Bhí mé ag rince.' 'An é sin a ghlaofá air?' that's what I call a nice cup of tea sin an rud a dtabharfainnse cupán deas tae air, sin anois cupán deas tae agat they now have a house to call their own tá teach dá gcuid féin acu anois they don't call themselves Irish ní thugann siad Éireannaigh orthu féin he called her by her proper name thug sé a hainm ceart uirthicall aftercall sb names 3 agree on transitiveaistreachabair verb cmu let's call it €60 abraimis €60 we'll call it a draw déarfaimid gur comhscór a bhí anncall it a daycall it a night 4 telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid phone transitiveaistreachglaoigh ar PhrV cmuscairt ar PhrV cmuglaoch a chur ar cmuscairt a chur ar cmu call this number glaoigh ar an uimhir seo call us on ... glaoigh orainn ag ... he called me to tell me ghlaoigh sé orm chun a rá liom, scairt sé orm lena rá liom they called the doctor ghlaoigh siad ar an dochtúir, scairt siad ar an dochtúir intransitiveneamhaistreachglaoch a chur VPscairt a chur VP cmuglaoigh verb cmuscairt verb cmu when did she call? cathain a ghlaoigh sí?, cá huair a scairt sí? he called to say he'd be late ghlaoigh sé chun a rá go mbeadh sé déanach simply call to confirm your place níl ort ach glaoch a chur chun d'áit a dheimhniúdon't call us, we'll call youcall forcall in 5 summon service etc transitiveaistreachglaoigh ar PhrV cmuscairt ar PhrV cmu call a taxi glaoigh ar thacsaí, scairt ar thacsaí the Gardaí were called glaodh ar na Gardaí, cuireadh fios ar na Gardaí 6 summon person etc transitiveaistreachglaoigh verb cmugair verb cmu he called them into the office ghlaoigh sé isteach san oifig iad she was called for an interview glaodh chun agallaimh í, iarradh uirthi teacht le haghaidh agallaimh we were called to assist them iarradh orainn cabhrú leo all Christians are called to prayer gairtear na Críostaithe go léir chun urnaí he called his dog ghlaoigh sé ar a ghadhar, scairt sé ar a mhadra intransitiveneamhaistreachglaoigh verb cmu 7 lawdlí in court transitiveaistreachgair verb cmuglaoigh verb cmu to call a witness finné a ghairm, finné a ghlaoch a forensic expert was called to testify gaireadh saineolaí fóiréinseach chun fianaise a thabhairt she was called to trial glaodh chun trialach í 8 usually religionreiligiún to vocation transitiveaistreachgair verb cmu he was called to the priesthood gaireadh chun na sagartachta é he felt called to assist the poor bhraith sé go raibh dualgas air fóirithint ar dhaoine bochta 9 convene transitiveaistreachgair verb cmufógair verb cmu they've called a meeting tá siad tar éis cruinniú a ghairm the union called a strike d'fhógair an ceardchumann stailc to call an election toghchán a fhógairt, toghchán a ghairm the stoppage was called as a protest eagraíodh an stopadh mar agóid 10 shout sth intransitiveneamhaistreachglaoigh verb cmuscairt verb cmufógair verb cmu they heard someone calling chuala siad duine éigin ag glaoch transitiveaistreachglaoigh verb cmuscairt verb cmufógair verb cmu he called 'Quiet!' ghlaoigh sé 'Ciúnas!', scairt sé 'Ciúnas!' last orders were called fógraíodh an deoch dheiridhcall forcall out 11 shout to sb intransitiveneamhaistreachglaoigh verb cmuscairt verb cmu I called across to him scairt mé anonn air she called to the waiter ghlaoigh sí ar an bhfreastalaí transitiveaistreachglaoigh ar cmuscairt ar cmu someone was calling us bhí duine éigin ag glaoch orainn, bhí duine éigin ag scairteadh orainncall forcall out 12 announce transitiveaistreachglaoigh verb cmuscairt verb cmufógair verb cmu your number wasn't called níor glaodh d'uimhir has our flight been called yet? ar fógraíodh ár n-eitilt fós?call the shotscall the tune 13 sportspórt declare transitiveaistreachfógair verb cmu the umpire called the ball out d'fhógair an maor go raibh an liathróid amuigh 14 choose trumps transitiveaistreachglaoigh verb cmufógair verb cmu to call no trumps dímhámh a ghlaoch intransitiveneamhaistreachglaoigh verb cmufógair verb cmu 15 when tossing coin transitiveaistreachglaoigh verb cmu he called the toss wrongly ghlaoigh sé an taobh contráilte intransitiveneamhaistreachglaoigh verb cmu 16 predict transitiveaistreachtuar verb cmu no one could have called this result ní fhéadfadh aon duine an toradh seo a thuar the likely winner is hard to call is deacair a thuar cé a bhuafaidh it's a tough match to call is deacair a rá cé a bhuafaidh an cluiche 17 dancedamhsa shout dance steps transitiveaistreachglaoigh verb cmufógair verb cmu to call the steps na céimeanna a fhógairt 18 zoologyzó-eolaíocht of animal, bird, etc intransitiveneamhaistreachglaoigh verb cmu 19 visit intransitiveneamhaistreachbuail isteach cmutar ar cuairt cmu they were out when I called ní raibh siad ann nuair a bhuail mé isteach the neighbours came to call tháinig na comharsana ar cuairt I called at his house bhuail mé isteach chun tí aige I've called to collect them tá mé anseo chun iad a bhailiú someone called to see you bhí duine anseo chun labhairt leatcall bycall oncall round nounAinmfhocal 20 telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid phonecallglaoch masc1 cmuglao masc4 cmuscairt fem2 cmu I have to answer this call is gá dom an glao seo a fhreagairt they received a lot of calls about it fuair siad a lán glaonna faoi can I make a call? an féidir liom glaoch a chur?, an dtig liom scairt a chur? give me a call cuir glaoch orm, cuir scairt orm I got a call from the school ghlaoigh an scoil orm, fuair mé scairt ghutháin ón scoil they'll put the call through to me cuirfidh siad an glaoch ar aghaidh chugam they didn't return my call níor ghlaoigh siad ar ais orm anonymous call glaoch anaithnid voice call guthghlao masc4 call charges táillí glaonna 21 summonsgairm fem2 cmuglaoch masc1 cmu they put out a call for backup chuir siad gairm amach le haghaidh tacaíochta this is the last call for flight AB12 seo an fógra deiridh d'eitilt AB12 call to prayer gairm chun urnaícall of naturecall to actioncall to armson call 22 requestéileamh masc1 cmuiarratas masc1 cmu she rejected calls to resign dhiúltaigh sí don éileamh go n-éireodh sí as they repeated the call for an inquiry d'iarr siad arís go ndéanfaí fiosrúchán call for papers gairm ar pháipéir 23 vocationgairm fem2 cmu call to the priesthood gairm chun na sagartachta 24 needgá masc4 cmucall masc4 cmu is there any call for another vote? an bhfuil aon ghá le vóta eile? there's no call for that níl aon ghá leis sin, níl aon chall leis sin there was no call for him to say that ní raibh air é sin a rá, ní raibh aon chall dó é sin a rá I had no call to interrupt you like that ní raibh sé de cheart agam teacht romhat mar sin 25 demandéileamh masc1 cmucúram masc1 cmu there's another call on the money tá éileamh eile ar an airgead she has many calls on her time is iomaí cúram a bhíonn uirthi 26 shoutglao masc4 cmuscairt fem2 cmubéic fem2 cmu they ignored the warden's call thug siad neamhaird ar ghlao an mhaoir he heard the calls of those who were trapped inside chuala sé béicíl na ndaoine a bhí sáinnithe laistigh faint calls for help scairteach fhann ag lorg cabhrach 27 sportspórt ruling, decisioncinneadh masc1 cmu the ref made a few dodgy calls rinne an réiteoir cúpla cinneadh amhrasach 28 in bridgeglaoch masc1 cmufógairt fem3 cmu to make a call fógairt a dhéanamh 29 at coin tossglaoch masc1 cmuscairt fem2 cmu they won the call chuaigh caitheamh na pingine ina mbealach, thit caitheamh na pingine leo 30 guess, predictiontuar masc1 cmu it's anybody's call ní féidir a thuar it's a difficult call to make is deacair é a thuar 31 decision, choicecinneadh masc1 cmurogha fem4 cmu the owner makes the call on that is é an t-úinéir a dhéanann an cinneadh ina leith sin, is ag an úinéir atá an focal scoir faoi sin it's your call is fútsa atá sé, braitheann sé ort féin it was a wise call to wait a while ba chinneadh críonna é fanacht tamall it's a tough call is cinneadh crua é, is ceann crua é 32 zoologyzó-eolaíocht of animal, bird, etcglao masc4 cmugáir fem2 cmu mating call gáir chúplála call note nóta glao 33 especially militarymíleata series of notesglór masc1 cmu the call of the bugle glór an bhuabhaill 34 brief visitcuairt fem2 cmu the doctor is out on a call tá an dochtúir amuigh ar chuairt the priest paid them a call thug an sagart cuairt orthu, tháinig an sagart ar cuairt chucu SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → called→ the call PhrasesNathanna to call attention to sb/sth aird a tharraingt ar dhuine/rud he likes to call attention to himself is maith leis aird a tharraingt air féin to call sb's attention to sb/sth aird duine a dhíriú ar dhuine/rud she called my attention to a picture on the wall dhírigh sí m'aird ar phictiúr ar an mballa to call into existence (also nó to call into being) cruthú cmu they believe that the world was called into existence by God creideann siad gur Dia a chruthaigh an domhan to call it a day (also nó to call it a night) éirí as cmu I think we'll call it a day sílim gur leor sin, ceapaim go bhfuil ár ndóthain déanta againn to call the shots (also nó to call the tune) informalneamhfhoirmeáltabheith i gceannas cmu she calls the shots ise atá i gceannas, is aicise atá an focal scoir to call sth to mind 1 remembercuimhneamh ar rudrud a thabhairt chun cuimhne I called to mind what my old teacher used to say chuimhnigh mé ar an rud a deireadh mo sheanmhúinteoir she couldn't call the poem to mind ní raibh sí in ann cuimhneamh ar an dán, níor fhéad sí an dán a thabhairt chun cuimhne 2 remind you of what did it call to mind? cad a chuir sé i gcuimhne duit?, céard a mheabhraigh sé duit? on call ar glao-dhualgas don't call us, we'll call you ná glaoigh orainn mura gcloiseann tú uainnefan go gcloisfidh tú uainne within call in aice láimhe cmu stay within call just in case fan in aice láimhe ar eagla na heagla, ná gabh i bhfad ar fhaitíos na bhfaitíos Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ call after→ call at→ call away→ call back→ call by→ call down→ call for→ call forth→ call in→ call into→ call off→ call on→ call out→ call over→ call round→ call up

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