call out

rufen, laut sagen

Etwas laut sagen, damit andere es hören können.

In einfachem Englisch: To say something loudly so that other people can hear it.

• Please call out your name.
• Someone called out for help.
• She called out to us from the balcony.

So benutzt man es: call out to someone (She called out to her brother across the street.); call out something (The teacher called out our names.)

Synonyme: shout, cry out, yell

Gegenteile: whisper

Häufige Wendungen: call out names, call out loudly, call something out

herbeirufen, mobilisieren

Jemanden bitten oder anweisen, zur Lösung eines Problems oder für einen Notfall zu kommen.

In einfachem Englisch: To ask or order someone to come and deal with a problem or emergency.

• We had to call out a plumber.
• The governor called out troops after the floods.
• They called the doctor out in the middle of the night.

So benutzt man es: call out someone to do something (We called out a plumber to fix the leak.)

Synonyme: summon, send for, mobilize

Gegenteile: stand down

Häufige Wendungen: call out someone, call out troops, call someone out

öffentlich kritisieren, anprangern

Jemanden öffentlich kritisieren oder auf sein Fehlverhalten hinweisen.

In einfachem Englisch: To openly criticize someone or point out something wrong they have done.

• She called out his rude behaviour.
• He called the company out for misleading customers.
• Why didn't anyone call her out on that lie?

So benutzt man es: call someone out on/for something (She called him out for lying.); call out something (We should call out unfair treatment.)

Synonyme: criticize, denounce, challenge

Gegenteile: praise

Häufige Wendungen: call out racism, call out someone, call someone out

angeben, spezifizieren

Genau angeben, was erforderlich ist, besonders in technischen Zeichnungen oder Unterlagen.

In einfachem Englisch: To state exactly what is required, especially in a technical drawing or document.

• The drawing calls out stainless steel.
• They called out every dimension in the design.
• Does the specification call out a particular paint?

So benutzt man es: call out something in something (The engineer called out the required thickness in the drawing.)

Synonyme: specify, detail, state

Häufige Wendungen: call out dimensions, call out materials

sich abmelden, sich krankmelden

Dem Arbeitgeber mitteilen, dass man nicht zur Arbeit kommen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: To contact your workplace and say that you cannot come to work.

• I need to call out sick.
• She called out because her child was ill.
• Three workers have called out this morning.

So benutzt man es: call out sick (Two members of staff called out sick today.)

Synonyme: call in sick

Häufige Wendungen: call out sick, call out today

zum Duell fordern, zum Kampf herausfordern

Jemanden zum Kampf herausfordern, manchmal zu einem förmlichen Duell mit Waffen.

In einfachem Englisch: To challenge someone to fight you, sometimes in a formal fight with weapons.

• He called his rival out.
• The officer called him out after the public insult.
• Would you call someone out over a card game?

So benutzt man es: call someone out (After the insult, he called his rival out.)

Synonyme: challenge to a fight, challenge to a duel

Häufige Wendungen: call out someone, call someone out