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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconvocado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kõ.voˈka.du/
"O especialista convocado apresentou seu relatório."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having been requested or officially asked to perform a duty, service, or role.
"The called-upon expert provided critical testimony during the investigation."
- 1
To appeal to someone or formally request them to do something.
"The committee will call upon the senior advisors to review the proposal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'call upon', combining the Old English 'ceallian' (to shout, cry) with the preposition 'upon'. Over time, the participial form developed into an attributive adjective denoting someone who has been requested or selected to perform a duty or service.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Call-upon" is said worldwide
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sollicité
Transliteration: /sɔ.li.si.te/
"L'expert sollicité a répondu rapidement."
herangezogen
Transliteration: /hɛˈʁanˌtsuːɡn̩/
"Der herangezogene Experte half bei der Lösung des Problems."
interpellato
Transliteration: /in.ter.pelˈlaː.to/
"Il professionista interpellato ha dato il suo parere."
convocado
Transliteration: /kom.boˈka.ðo/
"El experto convocado asistió a la reunión."
convocado
Transliteration: /kõ.voˈka.du/
"O especialista convocado apresentou seu relatório."
आमंत्रित
Transliteration: aamantrit
"बुलाए गए विशेषज्ञ ने बैठक में भाग लिया।"
被征召的
Transliteration: bèi zhēng zhāo de
"被征召的专家出席了会议。"
소집된
Transliteration: sojipdoen
"소집된 전문가가 회의에 참석했습니다."
召集された
Transliteration: shōshū sareta
"召集された専門家が意見を述べた。"
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