call up

• Verbo frasal que se usa para referirse a la acción de llamar por teléfono a alguien, convocar o hacer venir a alguien con un propósito determinado, o evocar o traer algo a la memoria.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of telephoning someone, summoning someone for a purpose, or recalling something from memory.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Summon for military serviceformal

   To officially order someone to join the armed forces.

   llamar a filas

   • Many young men were called up during the war.
   • He was called up for military training last year.
   • The government called up reserve troops to assist.

   Sinónimosconscriptdraftenlistinductlevypress

   Antónimosdemobilizedischarge

2. Telephone someoneinformal

   To make a phone call to someone.

   Llamar por teléfono

   • I'll call you up later tonight.
   • She called up her friend to chat.
   • He called up the restaurant to make a reservation.

   Sinónimosbuzzcallphoneringring uptelephone

3. Bring to mindinformal

   To cause a memory or image to appear in the mind.

   Evocar

   • The old song called up memories of her childhood.
   • The photograph called up a vivid image of the past.
   • The smell of fresh bread calls up memories of my grandmother's kitchen.

   Sinónimosconjure upevokerecallrecollectremindsuggestsummon

Verbo basecall