call on

call on
transitive verb

call upon God — Gott anrufen

call upon somebody's generosity/sense of justice — an jemandes Großzügigkeit/Gerechtigkeitssinn (Akk.) appellieren

call [up]on somebody to do something — jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun

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1) (to visit: I'll call on him tomorrow.) besuchen
2) (to ask someone to speak at a meeting etc.)
3) (to ask someone publicly to something: We call on both sides to stop the fighting.)
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call on
vi
1. (appeal to)
to \call on on sb to do sth jdn dazu auffordern, etw zu tun
to \call on on sth an etw akk appellieren
I now \call on on everyone to raise a glass to the happy couple und nun bitte ich Sie alle, Ihr Glas auf das glückliche Paar zu erheben
to \call on on sb's goodwill/sense of fairness an jds guten Willen/Gerechtigkeitssinn appellieren
to \call on on sb to testify jdn in den Zeugenstand rufen
2. (visit)
to \call on on sb bei jdm vorbeischauen fam
why don't you \call on on me? warum kommst du nicht mal vorbei? fam
3. (use)
to \call on on sb's assistance jds Hilfe in Anspruch nehmen
to \call on on sb's expertise jds Fachwissen nutzen
to \call on on one's resolve seine ganze Entschlusskraft zusammennehmen [o aufbringen]
to \call on on [all] one's strength [all] seine Kräfte zusammennehmen
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vi +prep obj
1) (= visit) besuchen
2)
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transitive verb

call upon God — Gott anrufen

call upon somebody's generosity/sense of justice — an jemandes Großzügigkeit/Gerechtigkeitssinn (Akk.) appellieren

call [up]on somebody to do something — jemanden auffordern, etwas zu tun

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v.
heranziehen (zu Diensten) v.

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