llamar.
to summon, to call
Meaning & usage
to summon, to call
Te estuve llamando a voces.
Me llamó con la mano para que me acercase.
to summon, to call to call (on the telephone)
Te llaman desde París.
Que me llamen a las siete.
to summon, to call to knock (on a door)
Entren sin llamar.
to summon, to call to ring (a doorbell)
¿Quién llama?
to refer to, to call
¿Cómo van a llamar al niño?
Eso yo lo llamo un auténtico robo.
to appeal; to attract
El ejército llama a muchos jóvenes.
El chocolate no me llama demasiado.
to be called
¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Cómo se llama usted?
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-m- Proto-Indo-European *kl̥h₁m- Proto-Italic *klām-der. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin clamō Old Spanish clamar Spanish llamar Inherited from Old Spanish clamar, from Latin clāmāre (“to cry out”). Doublet of clamar, a borrowing from Latin. Cognate with English claim and clamor.
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