Leccion 41ª: Phrasal verbs: To Call

Gramática

To call at (a place): Visitar por un corto periodo de tiempo


I called at the chemist's to buy some medicines
To call back (intr.): Volver a un lugar con objeto de visitar a alguien o recoger algo (ya que antes no se hizo)


I left my glasses in my brother's house; I have to call back to pick them
To call for (someone / something): Visitar un lugar para recoger a alguien o algo


I have to go to the airport to call for a friend who comes from Russia
To call for (something): necesitar o requerir, demandar una acción particular o una cualidad


The behaviour of that football player called for an exemplary sanction
To call in (a person): Llamar a alguien para que venga a casa a realizar algún servicio


Yesterday night my wife had to call in a plumber to fix a tab
To call in (intr.): Visitar un lugar / una persona por un corto periodo de tiempo, normalmente de paso hacia otro sitio


During my last trip to Madrid I had time to call in and see my brother
To call off (something): cancelar algo que aún no ha empezado o abandnar algo que ya estaba en progreso


The concert had to be called off because of the few people interested
To call (someone) up: telefonear

My mother called me up this morning to know our plans for the week-end