chamada

[ʃa.ˈma.da]

nounfemininepl: chamadas

call

1. An act of calling someone by phone

I received a call from my mother

Recebi uma chamada da minha mãe

2. A summons or request for someone's attention or presence

The teacher made a roll call

A professora fez uma chamada

3. An appeal or invitation to do something

A call to action

Uma chamada à ação

4. In computing, a function call or subroutine invocation

The program makes a system call

O programa faz uma chamada ao sistema

5. A shout or cry to attract attention

I heard a call in the distance

Ouvi uma chamada ao longe

NYC Slang

ring, buzz, call

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

chamada

standard usage for phone calls and roll call

Portugal

chamada

also used, but 'telefonema' is more common for phone calls

Rio de Janeiro

chamada

informal: 'toque' for a quick phone call

São Paulo

ligação

often preferred over chamada in everyday speech for phone calls

fazer uma chamada

chamada de atenção

chamada telefônica

chamada de rol

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