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Pronunciation / Transliteration: lee-gar
"Vou ligar para o meu amigo para discutir nossos planos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To call someone on the phone.
"I will anrufen my friend to discuss our plans." - 2
To summon or call out to someone.
"She decided to anrufen her colleague for assistance."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'anrufen' is derived from the Germanic roots, with 'an-' meaning 'on' and 'rufen' meaning 'to call'. It has evolved in the German language to specifically denote the action of making a phone call.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anrufen" is said worldwide
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Appeler
Transliteration: a-pe-le
"Je vais appeler mon ami pour discuter."
Anrufen
Transliteration: ˈanˌʁuːfn
"Ich werde meinen Freund anrufen, um unsere Pläne zu besprechen."
Chiamare
Transliteration: ki-a-ma-re
"Vado a chiamare il mio amico per discutere."
Llamar
Transliteration: ya-mar
"Voy a llamar a mi amigo para discutir nuestros planes."
Ligar
Transliteration: lee-gar
"Vou ligar para o meu amigo para discutir nossos planos."
फोन करना
Transliteration: phone karna
"मैं अपने दोस्त को फोन करूंगा।"
打电话
Transliteration: dǎ diànhuà
"我会打电话给我的朋友讨论我们的计划。"
전화하다
Transliteration: jeonhwahada
"나는 내 친구에게 전화할 것이다."
電話する
Transliteration: denwa suru
"私は友達に電話します。"
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