call down

• Phrasal verb, das verwendet wird, um das Herbeirufen von etwas von oben zu bezeichnen, das Herabrufen eines Segens oder Fluches, oder einen Tadel an jemanden.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of summoning something from above, invoking a blessing or curse, or reprimanding someone.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Summon or invokeformal

   To request or bring something upon someone, often used in a spiritual or formal sense.

   Herabrufen

   • The priest called down a blessing on the congregation.
   • He called down curses upon his enemies.
   • The ritual was meant to call down the favor of the gods.

   Synonymecall forthconjureevokeinvokesummon

2. Reprimand or scoldinformalamerican

   To criticize or speak angrily to someone for a mistake or wrongdoing.

   Ausschimpfen

   • The boss called him down for being late to the meeting.
   • She was called down by her mother for breaking the vase.
   • The teacher called down the students for not doing their homework.

   Synonymeadmonishberatecensurechidedress downlecturerebukereprimandscoldtell offupbraid

   Antonymeapprovecommendcomplimentlaudpraise

Grundverbcall