NEW GUIDE TO PHRASAL VERBS

Icall off
the police were called in, llamaron a la
policia.
they called in the fire brigade, llamaron
a los bomberos.
experts were called in, llamaron a los
expertos.
the old coinage was called in, se
retiraron de la circulacion las monedas
antiguas.
« call off cancelar, anular; dar por
terminado (reuniones); llamar (perros).
they called off the strike, desconvocaron
la huelga.
we decided to call off the deal, decidimos
no seguir adelante con el trato.
if that's how you feel, let's call the
whole thing off, mira, si eso es lo que
piensas mejor olvidemoslo.
she called off the dog, llamo al perro
para que no atacara.
••-• call on visitar; ceder la palabra
(oradores); pedir.
we'll call on you tomorrow, te
visitaremos mafiana.
now I call on Mr Smith, ahora cedo la
palabra al Sr. Smith.
they called on the headmaster to
resign, pidieron la dimision del director.
a call out hacer salir; llamar (huelga);
llamar (urgencias); gritar.
don't call the doctor out on a night like
this, no hagas venir al medico en una
noche asf.
the men were called out on strike,
llamaron a los hombres a la huelga.
the rescue service was called out,
llamaron a los servicios de rescate.
they called the fire brigade out
unnecessarily, hicieron venir los
bomberos sin necesidad.
don't call out the answer, put your
hand up, no grites la respuesta,
levanta la mano.
they called out for help, pidieron
auxilio a gritos.
» call up llamar a filas; hacer subir;
llamar (por telefono); hacer surgir
(recuerdos); llamar a un espiritu.
he was called up, le llamaron a filas.
I'll call you up, te llamare por telefono.
that called up old memories, eso me
trajo recuerdos.
« call upon invocar (el nombre de Dios);
ceder la palabra; hacer un llamamiento;
invitar.
guide to phrasal verbs
/ call upon your generosity, apelo a su
generosidad.
/ call upon Mr Brown, cedo la palabra
al Sr. Brown.
/ should like to call upon the chairman
to say a few words, quisiera invitar al
senor presidente a que diga unas
palabras.
I call upon the nation to be strong,
hago un llamamiento a la nacion para
que se muestre fuerte.
they called upon the UN for assistance,
apelaron a la ONU para que ayudara.
• calm calmar, tranquilizar.
• calm down tranquilizar(se).
/ calmed her down with a drink, la
tranquilice dandole algo de beber.
calm down! itranquilizate!
• cancel cancelar.
« cancel out anularse (matematicas);
contrarrestar.
these two figures cancel out each
other, estas dos cifras se anulan.
the success of the new product was
cancelled out by the effects of the
recession, los efectos de la crisis
contrarrestaron el exito del nuevo
producto.
those advantages are canceled out
by the practical difficulties, las
dificultades de orden practico anulan
esas ventajas.
• care preocuparse por, interesarse.
• care for tener afecto, sentir carino por;
gustar; hacer gracia; apetecer; cuidar
de; querer.
it's a book on how to care for your
pets, es un libro sobre como cuidar a
las mascotas.
I don't care for him very much, no me
resulta muy simpatico.
/ don't care for a coffee, no me
apetece un cafe.
he doesn't care much for pop music, no
le interesa mucho la musica pop
the house was lovely, but I didn't care
for the furniture, la casa era preciosa,
pero los muebles no eran de mi gusto.
would you care for the next dance?
¿me concede el honor de este baile?
would you care for a drink?, ¿le
apetece una copa?
they are well cared for, estan bien
cuidados.
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