Phrasal Verbs
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call * back * - calm * down * | calm down - carry over | catch on - cheer up | cheer * up * - come along | come along with * - come down on * | come down to * - come out | come out with * - come up against * | come up to * - cut down on * | cut in - cut * up *
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| call * back * | |
telephone somebody again, return a phone call | richiamare | Right now I don't know the answer right at the moment but call me back tonight and I'll tell you. |
| call for * | - | require; demand | esigere | This job calls for incredible patience. The ceasefire resolution calls for the release of all prisoners of war. |
| call * off * | - | cancel; order to stop | annullare; fare desistere | They called the match off because of the rain. He called off the guard dogs when he realized it was his friend Ralph. |
| call on * | - | indicate publicly that someone should speak; visit formally | chiamare, andare a trovare | Professor Davies called on Sarah to give her impressions of the lecture. I wanted to call on Aunt Bertha before leaving town. |
| call * up * | |
telephone | telefonare | Instead of wondering what he thinks, why don't you call him up and ask him. |
| calm * down * | - | cause to begin to relax | calmare | Policemen should know how to calm people down. |
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