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Spanish translation: llamar

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English term or phrase:call on
Spanish translation:llamar
Entered by: Linda Grabner

22:18 Jan 28, 2016
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Psychology / psych eval interview ques
English term or phrase: call on
Still working on the same psych eval questionnaire for children/minors, from American English to US Spanish. This question is being asked of children of school age (could be anywhere from 5 or 6 to 18 yrs old), and it surprises me to discover it's something I don't even have an instinct about!

"At school, do you sometimes call out the answers before you are called on?"
"En la escuela, ¿a veces das las respuestas antes de que te pregunten?"

It's not that the student answers before the question is asked (which is what "antes de que te pregunten" sounds like to me), but that the teacher has asked a question of the class in general and students are expected to raise their hands and wait for the teacher to choose them before answering.

I'm considering elegir, indicar, señalar, but for some reason my brain wants to think there must be a particular verb for this in Spanish. Any suggestions?
Linda Grabner
United States
Local time: 04:23
llamar
Explanation:
"...antes de llamarte (a contestarlas)"
"...antes de que te llamen (a contestarlas)"
Selected response from:

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 02:23
Grading comment
Gracias, Robert. Esta es la respuesta que elegí para mi pregunta original pero también incluí la sugerencia de Juan en la frase (sueltas la respuesta).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1[antes de que se te lo] pida
JohnMcDove
3 +1el profesor te llame
Carolina Garrido
4sin esperar a que el profesor/el maestro te las pida
Kirsten Larsen (X)
3llamar
Robert Carter
4 -1la suelta
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
3sin esperar a tu turno / antes de que te toque el turno / sin esperar a que te toque el turno
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3antes de que [la maestra/el profesor] te dé la palabra
Mónica Algazi
3les pida un comentario/comentar
Abisaid


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
[antes de que se te lo] pida


Explanation:
... antes de que se te lo pregunte [a ti]...

I'd go with something simple like this.

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 01:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 284

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
12 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Mónica. :-)
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
el profesor te llame


Explanation:
In Argentina we say: la maestra/profesora te LLAMA. However, I am not sure this applies to other variants of Spanish, so you may want to google it before using it.

Carolina Garrido
United States
Local time: 03:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Carter: En México, también. Saludos.
2 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
llamar


Explanation:
"...antes de llamarte (a contestarlas)"
"...antes de que te llamen (a contestarlas)"

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Gracias, Robert. Esta es la respuesta que elegí para mi pregunta original pero también incluí la sugerencia de Juan en la frase (sueltas la respuesta).
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
la suelta


Explanation:
Estoy de acuerdo con tu análisis. Por eso diría: "En la escuela algunas veces sueltas/dices la respuesta antes que todos sin que sea para ti la pregunta"

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 03:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias, Juan, aunque no elegí tu respuesta, me era útil para refinar la frase en su totalidad.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Andy Watkinson: The Asker has made quite clear that this is NOT the context. Pls. read her explanation.
1 hr
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sin esperar a que el profesor/el maestro te las pida


Explanation:
Diría yo

Kirsten Larsen (X)
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sin esperar a tu turno / antes de que te toque el turno / sin esperar a que te toque el turno


Explanation:
Así evitamos tener que nombrar al profesor(a)/maestro(a)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 10:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1410
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
antes de que [la maestra/el profesor] te dé la palabra


Explanation:
Una posibilidad alternativa

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Note added at 13 hrs (2016-01-29 11:27:38 GMT)
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http://www.inau.gub.uy/biblioteca/molina.pdf

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 05:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 198
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
les pida un comentario/comentar


Explanation:
Solo es otra opción: Antes de que el maestro les pida comentar.

Abisaid
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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