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
