Sentence examples of "call off" in English

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The committee decided to call off the strike. El comité decidió suspender la huelga.
They already called off the strike. Ya suspendieron la huelga.
The game was called off because of the rain. El partido fue suspendido debido a la lluvia.
The football game might be called off on account of rain. Es posible que el partido de fútbol se suspenda a causa de la lluvia.
The coach called off the game because many of the players were down with the flu. El entrenador suspendió el partido porque muchos de los jugadores estaban de baja con la gripe.
You had better call off your plan. Mejor le hubieras dado un alto a tu plan.
We have to call off the meeting. Tenemos que cancelar la reunión.
We had to call off the game because of the rain. Tuvimos que cancelar el juego por la lluvia.
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. Un poco antes esta tarde, recibí una llamada extraordinariamente cortés del senador McCain. El senador McCain luchó por mucho tiempo duramente en esta campaña. Y ha luchado incluso más duramente y por más tiempo por el país que ama. Ha realizado sacrificios por Estados Unidos que muchos de nosotros no podemos ni imaginar. Estamos en una situación mejor gracias al servicio rendido por este líder valiente y desinteresado.
Why don't you call Tom up? ¿Por qué no llamas a Tom?
The plane took off just now. El avión acaba de despegar.
Don't call me so late at night. No me llames tan tarde de noche.
The company laid off five people. La compañía despidió a cinco personas.
Did you call me up last night? ¿Tú me llamaste anoche?
I forgot to turn off the television before bed. Me olvidé de apagar la televisión antes de irme a la cama.
Call me once you've arrived. Llámame cuando hayas llegado.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La policía acordonó la escena del crimen.
My name is Alex, but I prefer that you all call me Augusto. Me llamo Alex, pero prefiero que me llamen Augusto.
A tall man went off from there in a hurry. Un hombre alto se marchó de allí con prisa.
In case of an emergency, call the police. En caso de emergencia, llama a la policía.
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