llamar |
1. v. to summon, to call | |
Te estuve llamando a voces. - I was summoning you by voice. | |
Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase. - He summoned me with his hand in order to bring me near. | |
2. v. to call (on the telephone) | |
Te llaman desde París. - They are calling you from Paris. | |
Que me llamen a las siete. - May they call me at seven o'clock. | |
Ha llamado a Maribel. - He has called Maribel. | |
3. v. to knock (on a door) | |
Entren sin llamar. - Enter without knocking. | |
4. v. to ring (a doorbell) | |
¿Quién llama? - Who is ringing the doorbell? | |
5. v. to refer to | |
¿Cómo van a llamar al niño? - How are they going to refer to the child? | |
Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo. - I refer to that as an authentic robbery. | |
La llamó de todo. - He referred to her about everything. | |
6. v. to appeal; to attract | |
El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes. - The army appeals to many youths. | |
El chocolate no me llama demasiado. - Chocolate does not appeal to me too much. | |
llamar la atención - to attract attention | |
7. v. to be called | |
¿Cómo te llamas? - How are you called? | |
¿Cómo se llama usted? - How are you called? | |
Mi primo se llama Benjamín. - My cousin is called Benjamin. | |
a |
1. prep. to | |
2. prep. by | |
3. prep. at | |
4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a. | |
Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
voces |
1. n. plural of voz | |
voz |
1. n-f. voice | |
2. n-f. term; word | |