call out | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive,idiomatic)Tospecify, especially indetail.Theycall out304 stainless steel in the drawing, but the part was made from aluminum.; (transitive,idiomatic)Toorderinto service; tosummoninto service.Synonym:summonThe Governorcalled outthe National Guard.1984,Nena,99 Red Balloons(lyrics written byKevin McAlea)Ninety-nine Decision StreetNinety-nine ministers meetTo worry, worry, super scurryCall the troops outin a hurry; (intransitive,transitive)Toyellout; tovocalizeaudibly;announce.1971, Carole King, “You’ve Got A Friend”,Tapestry, Ode RecordsYou justcall outmy name / And you know wherever I am / I'll come running to see you again.; Tochallenge(someone).(transitive,archaic)To challenge (someone) to a duel.(transitive,slang)To challenge (someone) to a fight.(transitive,idiomatic,colloquial)Tocriticizeordenounce(someone); tobring uppreviously unspoken criticisms about (someone); topoint out(someone's) faults.Synonyms:denounce,point out,chargeHe was very insulting. Finally Jackcalledhimoutand shut him up.Shecalledthemouton their lies.2022January 26, Paul Stephen, “Network News: Government's IRP claims condemned as "dishonest"”, inRAIL, number949, page 7:He added: "We've always had spin, especially from Government. But this is not spin. This is dishonesty and so it's our rail media's urgent responsibility tocallitoutbecause non-specialist journalists across the country will report this and gradually these untruths will be accepted.; (intransitive,New Jersey,New York,Connecticut)To contact one'sworkplaceand announce that one is unable to attend work. Regionalism short forcall out sick; much more commonly:call in sick.[1]2012, Earliecia J. Ebron,Regress:I had tocall outfrom work.[…]I barely ate yesterday. The only thing that stayed in my stomach was soup and crackers.2015, Brasford Love,My Life: The Journey to Here:I had tocall outfrom work a few Saturdays to Dj at kid's party because they would normally start somewhere around 4:00 p.m.2015, Pearley Rufus-Lusan,The Baby Boomer Nurse:On this particular day, I felt ill, mostly from exhaustion, and had tocall outfrom work. This callout caused a stir and a display of animosity.

Examples:

EN: Would somebody please call out a couple of two-digit numbers!
ES: ¡Les pido que me digan dos números de dos cifras!
EN: "Do not call out.
ES: No llame a nadie...
EN: If a guy makes a pass at ya, you wanna call out the police.
ES: Si alguien se te insinúa, quieres llamar a la Policía.
EN: When you walk past the concierge's door, just call out "Legrand."
ES: Cuando pase delante de la portería, diga: "Legrand".
EN: Shall I call out your names?
ES: ¿Debo decir sus nombres?
EN: If we call out the militia he'd know for certain they'd all rapped against him.
ES: Sino, tendría la certeza de que testificarían contra él.
EN: If they make a move to stop me, I'll ask the Governor to call out the militia.
ES: Si me lo impiden, pediré refuerzos al gobernador.
EN: Then everyone will ask you why you didn't call out.
ES: Entonces todo el mundo se preguntara porque no dio la alarma.
EN: As he passed, didn't he call out:
ES: Y tan pronto estuvo junto a Ud. ¿no le gritó acaso:
EN: Somebody call out the King's men!
ES: ¡Que alguien los llame!
EN: Well, lookit, if we call out the whole student body and we went on a strike and told this college where to get off at and all like that, will you...
ES: Y si llamamos a todo el alumnado y nos declaramos en huelga para decirle a esta universidad que se han pasado de la raya. Barney...
EN: Hey, Jim, call out the riot squad.
ES: Jim, llama a antidisturbios.
EN: I'll call out the Army and the Navy!
ES: ¡haré venir al Ejército y a la Marina!
EN: Are you suggesting that we call out the whole department... on the rantings of a guy with hallucinations?
ES: ¿Sugiere que movilicemos a todo el departamento en base a las alucinaciones de un hombre?
EN: Go on, call out, no-one will answer!
ES: ¡Llame, no contestarán!

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