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call verb

  /koːl/ , /kɑl/ , /kɔl/ , /kɔːl/ , [kʰoɫ] , [kʰɑɫ] , [kʰɔɫ]
  • (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
 kutsua, hakea
  • To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
 kutsua, huudahtaa, nimetä
  • (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
 soittaa
  • (cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
 huutaa merkki, näyttää merkkiä
  • (baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
 huutaa ottavansa koppi
  • (transitive) To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
 huutaa, vedota
  • (intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
 katsoa, maksaa
  • (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
 kutsua
  • To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
 pysähtyä, vierailla
  • To come to pass; to afflict.
 vaatia

call noun

  /koːl/ , /kɑl/ , /kɔl/ , /kɔːl/ , [kʰoɫ] , [kʰɑɫ] , [kʰɔɫ]
  • A cry or shout.
 huuto
  • A short visit, usually for social purposes.
 käynti, vierailu, kyläily
  • A telephone conversation; a phone call.
 puhelinkeskustelu, puhelu
  • (informal, slang, prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
 keikka, poka
  • (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
 kutsu, puheenvuoro
  • A beckoning or summoning.
 kutsu, tehtävä
  • An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
 kutsu, vokaatio
  • (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
 kutsu, vokaatio, ääni
  • (archaic) Vocation; employment; calling.
 kutsumus
  • (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
 käynti
  • (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
 maksaminen, päivystys
  • (finance) Short for call option.
 osto-optio
  • A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
 pilli, sorsapilli, ääni
  • An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
 puhelinsoitto, soitto
  • (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
 puosunpilli
  • (uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
 päivystys
  • A decision or judgement.
 päätös
  • A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
 tarjous
  • (in negative constructions) Need; necessity.
 tarve

calling noun

  /ˈkɑlɪŋ/ , /ˈkɔlɪŋ/ , /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ , [kʰolɪŋ] , [kʰɑlɪŋ] , [kʰɔlɪŋ]
  • A strong urge to become religious.
 kutsumus
  • A job or occupation.
 ammatti
call for
kutsua, tulla käymään, vaatia
call out
haukkua, puuttua peliin, ilmoittaa poissaolosta, kutsua palvelukseen, kuuluttaa, määritellä, speksata
call it a day
lopettaa, luovuttaa
call up
hakea muistista, palauttaa muistiin, kutsua, valita, soittaa
telephone call
puhelu
beck and call
käsky
call the shots
määrätä, tehdä päätökset
call it quits
lopettaa, olla sujut
judgment call
päätös, tuomio, tuomarin päätös, tuomiopäivän kutsu
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