Native Talk #16

Question 1

Call On

Answer 1

Chamar

Question 2

Oh, I didn’t do last night’s homework. Hopefully, the professor doesn’t call on me.

Answer 2

Ah, eu não fiz a lição de casa de ontem. Tomara que o professor não me chame.

Question 3

Call In

Answer 3

Denunciar/Reportar

Question 4

Be careful, people are always calling in robberies in this part of town.

Answer 4

Tenha cuidado, pessoas estão sempre denunciando assaltos nessa parte da cidade.

Question 5

Call Off

Answer 5

Cancelar

Question 6

She decided to call off the wedding because she caught her fiancé cheating.

Answer 6

Ela decidiu cancelar o casamento porque ela descobriu que seu noivo a estava traindo.

Question 7

Call out

Answer 7

Chamar/Gritar

Question 8

They say the house is haunted because you can always hear a little girl calling out for her parents.

Answer 8

Dizem que a casa é assombrada porque sempre ouvem uma garotinha chamando por seus pais.

Question 9

Call back

Answer 9

Retornar/ligar de volta

Question 10

I applied for the accounting job last week, but they still haven’t called me back.

Answer 10

Eu me candidatei para a vaga de contador semana passada, mas eles ainda não me ligaram de volta.

Question 11

Call away

Answer 11

Chamar/Convocar

Question 12

She is so busy all the time, she is always being called away to work.

Answer 12

Ela é tão ocupada o tempo todo, ela sempre está sendo chamada para trabalhar.

Question 13

Call for

Answer 13

Pedir/Necessitar

Question 14

The recipe calls for two eggs and gluten-free flour.

Answer 14

A receita pede por dois ovos e farinha sem glúten.