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callout

/ˈkɔːlaʊt/ /ˈkɑːlaʊt/

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noun

Appel sortant

(communication) An outgoing telephone call.

Examples :

"My callout to Grandma was a quick one to check on her health. "

Mon appel sortant à grand-mère a été rapide pour prendre de ses nouvelles.

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Défi, provocation

An invitation to fight; the act of one child calling out another.

Examples :

"After Mark bumped into him in the hallway, Ben issued a callout, yelling, "You wanna go right now?" "

Après que Mark l'ait bousculé dans le couloir, Ben a lancé un défi, en criant : « Tu veux te battre tout de suite ? »

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Citation en exergue, citation extraite

(graphic layout) A pull quote: an excerpt from an article (such as in a news magazine) that is duplicated in a large font alongside the article so as to grab a reader's attention and indicate the article's topic.

Examples :

"The magazine used a bold callout from the interview, "I never thought I'd win," to draw readers into the article about the athlete's victory. "

Le magazine a utilisé une citation en exergue de l'interview, « Je n'aurais jamais pensé gagner », pour attirer les lecteurs dans l'article sur la victoire de l'athlète.

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Convocation, appel de service

A summons to someone designated as being on call.

Examples :

"I had to pay for the callout of the plumber after the pipe burst."

J'ai dû payer la convocation du plombier après l'éclatement de la canalisation.

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Réunion d'information, appel

A meeting or rally held in order to find interested participants, e.g. for an activity or sports team.

Examples :

"So many people attended the basketball callout that the coach decided to form two teams."

Tant de personnes ont assisté à la réunion d'information sur le basket-ball que l'entraîneur a décidé de former deux équipes.

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Annotation, légende

An annotation that pertains to a specific location in a body of text or a graphic, and that is visually linked to that location by a mark or a matching pair of marks.

Examples :

"The engineering drawing used a callout to explain the function of a specific valve. "

Le dessin d'ingénierie utilisait une annotation pour expliquer la fonction d'une vanne spécifique.

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Appel d'absence, déclaration d'absence

The act of calling out from work, i.e. announcing that one cannot attend.

Examples :

"Maria's unexpected illness resulted in a last-minute callout from work, leaving her colleagues short-staffed. "

La maladie inattendue de Maria a entraîné une déclaration d'absence de dernière minute, laissant ses collègues en sous-effectif.

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