call out

crier, dire à voix haute

Dire quelque chose assez fort pour que les autres l’entendent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : call out to someone (She called out to her brother across the street.); call out something (The teacher called out our names.)

Synonymes : shout, cry out, yell

Contraires : whisper

Expressions courantes : call out names, call out loudly, call something out

faire venir, mobiliser

Demander ou ordonner à quelqu’un de venir régler un problème ou intervenir en urgence.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : call out someone to do something (We called out a plumber to fix the leak.)

Synonymes : summon, send for, mobilize

Contraires : stand down

Expressions courantes : call out someone, call out troops, call someone out

dénoncer, interpeller

Critiquer ouvertement quelqu’un ou signaler publiquement ce qu’il a fait de mal.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : call someone out on/for something (She called him out for lying.); call out something (We should call out unfair treatment.)

Synonymes : criticize, denounce, challenge

Contraires : praise

Expressions courantes : call out racism, call out someone, call someone out

spécifier, préciser

Indiquer exactement les caractéristiques nécessaires, notamment sur un plan ou dans un document technique.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : call out something in something (The engineer called out the required thickness in the drawing.)

Synonymes : specify, detail, state

Expressions courantes : call out dimensions, call out materials

signaler son absence, prévenir de son absence

Contacter son lieu de travail pour prévenir qu’on ne pourra pas venir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : call out sick (Two members of staff called out sick today.)

Synonymes : call in sick

Expressions courantes : call out sick, call out today

provoquer en duel, défier

Défier quelqu’un de se battre, parfois dans un duel officiel avec des armes.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : call someone out (After the insult, he called his rival out.)

Synonymes : challenge to a fight, challenge to a duel

Expressions courantes : call out someone, call someone out