call time

porre fine a, concludere

Decidere che qualcosa deve finire.

In inglese semplice: To decide that something should end.

• They decided to call time on the project.
• He called time on his football career after twenty years.
• Is it time to call time on this partnership?

Come si usa: call time on something (She decided to call time on her acting career.)

Sinonimi: end, finish, stop

Contrari: begin

Espressioni comuni: call time now, call time early

annunciare la fine del tempo

Annunciare che il tempo concesso per un'attività è finito.

In inglese semplice: To announce that the allowed time for an activity has ended.

• The teacher called time.
• Put your pens down when the examiner calls time.
• They called time before I could answer the final question.

Come si usa: call time on something (The examiner called time on the written test.)

Espressioni comuni: call time now, call time soon

annunciare la chiusura del pub

Annunciare che il pub sta chiudendo e che i clienti non possono più comprare bevande.

In inglese semplice: To announce that a pub is closing and customers must stop buying drinks.

• The landlord called time.
• We ordered one last drink before the bartender called time.
• Has the pub called time already?

Espressioni comuni: call time early, call time tonight

chiedere un timeout

Chiedere o annunciare una breve pausa durante una partita.

In inglese semplice: To ask for or announce a short pause during a game.

• The coach called time.
• Can we call time before the next play?
• The referee called time so the injured player could receive treatment.

Sinonimi: call a timeout

Espressioni comuni: call time again, call time immediately

orario di convocazione

Ora in cui artisti o altri lavoratori devono presentarsi prima di uno spettacolo o delle riprese.

In inglese semplice: The time when performers or other workers must arrive before a performance or filming begins.

• Our call time is eight.
• The crew arrived well before their call time.
• Has the director changed tomorrow’s call time for the actors?

Sinonimi: reporting time

Espressioni comuni: early call time, your call time, call time tomorrow