call down

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения призыва чего-либо свыше, ниспослания благословения или проклятия, или выговора кому-либо.

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

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Summon or invokeformal

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

   Призывать

   • 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.

   Synonymscall forthconjureevokeinvokesummon

2. Reprimand or scoldinformalamerican

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

   Отчитывать

   • 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.

   Synonymsadmonishberatecensurechidedress downlecturerebukereprimandscoldtell offupbraid

   Antonymsapprovecommendcomplimentlaudpraise

Base verbcall