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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesappel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: apɛl
"Le professeur a fait l'appel au début du cours."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of reading aloud a list of names to check who is present.
"The teacher began every morning with a quick roll-call to ensure all students were in class." - 2
A formal vote in a legislature where each member's name is called and their vote is recorded individually.
"The controversial bill passed following a tense roll-call vote in the Senate."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'roll', referring to an official list or register of names, combined with 'call', meaning to read aloud. Originating in the early 19th century military and parliamentary contexts, it evolved from the literal practice of calling out names from a roster to verify attendance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Roll-call" is said worldwide
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appel
Transliteration: apɛl
"Le professeur a fait l'appel au début du cours."
Namensliste
Transliteration: ˈnaːmənsˌlɪstə
"Der Lehrer machte zu Beginn des Unterrichts die Namensliste."
appello
Transliteration: apˈpɛl.lo
"L'insegnante ha fatto l'appello all'inizio della lezione."
pasar lista
Transliteration: paˈsar ˈlista
"El profesor comenzó la clase pasando lista."
chamada
Transliteration: ʃaˈma.dɐ
"O professor fez a chamada no início da aula."
उपस्थिति दर्ज
Transliteration: upasthiti darj
"शिक्षक ने कक्षा की शुरुआत में उपस्थिति दर्ज की।"
点名
Transliteration: diǎnmíng
"老师在上课开始时进行点名。"
출석 부르기
Transliteration: chulsuk bureugi
"선생님이 수업 시작 전에 출석을 불렀습니다."
点呼
Transliteration: tenko
"先生は授業の初めに点呼をとりました。"
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