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richiamare

to recall

verb ree-kyah-MAH-reh Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin reclamare 'to cry out against'; sense evolved to 'call back'.

Also means

to call back

Usage Note

Richiamare covers several related meanings: to call someone back (phone), to recall or evoke a memory, to reprimand, or to draw attention (richiamare l'attenzione). It takes avere as auxiliary. The reflexive richiamarsi a means 'to invoke/refer to' a principle or authority.

Examples

"Devo richiamare il medico domani."

Natural Translation

I need to call the doctor back tomorrow.

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