| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
summons,
plural: summonses n | (law: order to appear in court) | citación nf |
| | | orden de comparecencia loc nom f |
| | (AmL) | citatorio nm |
| | The witness received a summons to appear at the trial. |
| | La testigo recibió una citación para presentarse al juicio. |
summons,
plural: summonses n | (demand of presence) | llamada nf |
| | | llamado nm |
| | (formal) | llamamiento nm |
| | (formal) | convocatoria nf |
| | The elderly lady decided a family meeting was needed and issued a summons to her adult children. |
| | La anciana pensó que era necesaria una reunión familiar, por lo que hizo una llamada a sus hijos adultos. |
| summon [sb]⇒ vtr | (call: a person) | llamar a vtr + prep |
| | | citar a vtr + prep |
| | (formal) | convocar a vtr + prep |
| | (para pedir ayuda) | invocar a vtr + prep |
| | Jim summoned a doctor when his son's fever got worse. |
| | Jim llamó al médico cuando la fiebre de su hijo empeoró. |
summon [sb] to appear,
summons [sb] to appear v expr | often passive (call to appear in court) (Derecho) | citar a alguien a comparecer, citar a alguien para comparecer loc verb |
| | Karen has been summoned to appear before the High Court. |
| | Citaron a Karen a comparecer ante la Corte Suprema. |
| summon [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (gather: strength, courage) | reunir⇒ vtr |
| | | armarse de algo, hacer acopio de algo loc verb |
| | Gareth wanted to give up, but somehow he summoned the will to carry on. |
| | Gareth quería abandonar, pero, de algún modo, reunió las fuerzas para seguir. |
| summons n | figurative, often humorous (call to do [sth]) | llamada nf |
| | | llamado nm |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
summon [sb] up,
summon up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (call to action) | llamar a la acción a loc verb |
| | | convocar a vtr + prep |
| | When a building project threatened local biodiversity, the ecological action group summoned up its members. |
summon [sth] up,
summon up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (courage, etc.: gather) | reunir⇒ vtr |
| | | juntar⇒ vtr |
| | She finally summoned up the courage to tell her boss that he was wrong. |
| | Finalmente reunió el valor necesario para decirle a su jefe que estaba equivocado. |
summon [sth] up,
summon up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (call to mind, evoke) | traer a la mente loc verb |
| | | evocar⇒ vtr |
| | For most of us, 'Paris' summons up an image of the Eiffel Tower. |
| | Para la mayoría de nosotros, París trae a la mente la imagen de la Torre Eiffel. |