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WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
call on [sb] for [sth],
call upon vtr phrasal insep | (seek help) | faire appel à [qqn] pour [qch] loc v + prép |
| | John called on his friends for support. |
| | John a fait appel à ses amis pour le soutenir. |
call on [sb],
call upon vtr phrasal insep | (turn to [sb] for help) | faire appel à [qqn] loc v |
| | When you need help, then who can you call upon if not your friends? |
| | Quand on besoin d'aide, à qui peut-on faire appel si ce n'est à nos amis ? |
call on [sb] to do [sth],
call upon [sb] to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | demander à [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v |
| | (plus fort) | exiger, ordonner, réclamer que [qqn] fasse [qch] loc v |
| | The union called on the workers to support a strike. |
| call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (visit [sb]) | passer voir [qqn] vtr |
| | John called on Mary while she was in the hospital. |
| | John est passé voir Mary à l'hôpital |
| | | rendre visite à [qqn] loc v + prép |
| | John a rendu visite à Mary à l'hôpital. |
| call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (teacher: pick a student to talk) (un élève) | interroger⇒ vtr |