call roll | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To make aroll call; to takeattendance.2008, Danny Brown,Shooting The Pistol: Courtside Photos of Pete Maravich at LSU, page 1:As the 20–25 freshmen stood at attention in formation on the first day of orientation, I began tocall roll.2010, Nancy Sylvester,The Complete Idiot's Guide to Robert's Rules,→ISBN:Instead of always beginning with the first name in the alphabet, some groups rotate how theycall roll.2010, Julia G. Thompson,Discipline Survival Guide for the Secondary Teacher,→ISBN, page147:Make sure to have a roster handy tocall rollto make sure all of your students are safely out of the building or in their assigned positions for a lockdown drill. Teach them that you willcall rollto provide for their safety and that you expect them to answer quickly.

Examples:

EN: Why don't you call roll now?
ES: ¿Por qué no pasa lista ahora?
EN: Then the teachers began to call roll, and I had to skip.
ES: Las maestras empezaron a pasar lista, y tuve que desaparecer.
EN: Pretty soon they're gonna call roll.
ES: Van a pasar lista.
EN: - Did they call roll?
ES: - ¿Han pasado lista?
EN: Let's call roll now and we'll introduce ourselves a little later
ES: Vamos a pasar lista ahora y... luego haremos las presentaciones.
EN: ( imitates wookie moaning ) before the galactic senate votes, we shall call roll.
ES: Antes de que el senado galáctico vote, pasaremos lista.
EN: Okay, then I got to call roll.
ES: De acuerdo, entonces tengo que empezar.
EN: Then why did Mrs. Kaufman's call roll over to voicemail three times in a row?
ES: ¿Por qué las llamadas de la señora Kaufman fueron al contestador automático, tres veces seguidas?
EN: - the clerk will continue to call roll.
ES: - el secretario seguirá contando.
EN: Soak your Chia overnight, spread the seeds... call roll.
ES: Sumerja en agua su Chia durante la noche, extienda las semillas... Votación nominal.
EN: You have to be there when they call roll!
ES: Tienes que hacer el pase de lista.
EN: I don't call roll, so why bother turning up?
ES: No paso lista, así que ¿por qué molestarse en aparecer?
EN: There is no need to call roll, no need to wait on late
HI: हरि नाम जपना है देर नहीं करना है
EN: I'll call roll and then we'll get
HI: की मैंने रोहित को बताया , फिर हम
EN: Lets call roll now and well introduce ourselves a little later
ID: Aku akan absen, setelah itu kita akan memperkenalkan diri masing-masing nanti.

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