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Meanings of call off in English

Portuguese
cancelar
Catalan
cancel·lar
Spanish
cancelar

Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled.

cancelar
Spanish
llamar

Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance.

llamar
Usage of call off in English
1
I need him alive to answer questions and call off his people.
Hex and the city
2
Workers decided to call off a second six-hour stoppage planned for Tuesday.
Reuters
3
Many felt it was the right decision to call off the race.
The South African
4
No Congress can call off the Palestinian Arabs or their Israeli adversaries.
The new yorker
5
I am asking the ATGWU to call off this destructive action .
The Irish Times
6
And I suppose you'll want me to call off the road menders?
Archer’s Goon
7
I must hurry and tell the captain to call off his sea-dogs.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's
8
Thanks to which I had to call off a date with her.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
9
I hastened to call off the discomfited hound, and withdrew with reverence.
A Reckless Character, and Other Stories
10
Khan says he will not call off the protests until Sharif resigns.
Reuters
11
She queued up the song and clicked his call off the air.
Dead air
12
Maybe if you explain the situation, they'll call off this fellow Rodriguez.
The Iron Furrow
13
And Brown should call off the dogs and let him do it.
The Guardian
14
I'd call off the dogs, and everything would go back to normal.
Paths not taken
15
Have your best boy pick everything up and call off the dogs.
The bourne ultimatum
16
Is she such a stubborn fool as to call off the wedding?
The Lady of the Rivers
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Translations for call off
Portuguese
cancelar
Call off through the time
Call off across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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