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call verb

  /koːl/ , /kɑl/ , /kɔl/ , /kɔːl/ , [kʰoɫ] , [kʰɑɫ] , [kʰɔɫ] , [kʰɔːɫ] , [qʰu]
  • To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
 appeler, crier
  • (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
 appeler
  • (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
 appeler, téléphoner
  • To come to pass; to afflict.
 faire appel
  • (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.)
 suivre
  • To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
 visiter

call noun

  /koːl/ , /kɑl/ , /kɔl/ , /kɔːl/ , [kʰoɫ] , [kʰɑɫ] , [kʰɔɫ] , [kʰɔːɫ] , [qʰu]
  • A beckoning or summoning.
  • A telephone conversation; a phone call.
 appel
  • A cry or shout.
 appel, cri
  • (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
 appel, parole, exécution
  • A short visit, usually for social purposes.
 visite
  • A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
 cri, appeau, chant
  • (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.
 cri, chant
  • (uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
  • (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
 astreinte

called

s’appeler

calling noun

  /ˈkɑlɪŋ/ , /ˈkɔlɪŋ/ , /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ , [kʰolɪŋ] , [kʰɑlɪŋ] , [kʰɔlɪŋ]
  • A job or occupation.
 métier
  • A strong urge to become religious.
 froid
so-called
soi-disant, dénommé, prétendu
be called
s'appeler, nommer
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