Phrase guide

call the fire department

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Call the emergency service that specializes in extinguishing fires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُطْلُب الْإِطْفَائِيِّينَ (ʔuṭlub al-ʔiṭfāʔiyyīna) — Translations
  • Belarusian: выкліка́ць пажарных (vyklikácʹ pažarnyx) — Translations
  • Belarusian: вы́клікаць пажарных (výklikacʹ pažarnyx) — Translations
  • Bulgarian: извикайте пожарната (izvikajte požarnata) — Translations
  • Catalan: truca els bombers — Translations
  • Chinese: 叫水龍車 /叫水龙车 (kiò chúi-lêng-chhia / kiò chúi-liông-chhia / kiò chúi-lông-chhia) — Translations
  • Chinese: 叫拍火車 /叫拍火车 (kiò phah-hóe-chhia / kiò phah-hé-chhia / kiò phah-hér-chhia) — Translations
  • Chinese: 叫消防車 /叫消防车 (kiò siau-hông-chhia) — Translations
  • Chinese: 叫火燒車 /叫火烧车 (kiò hé-sio-chhia) — Translations
  • Chinese: 叫救火車 /叫救火车 (kiò kiù-hé-chhia / kiò kiù-hóe-chhia) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 叫消防隊 /叫消防队 (jiào xiāofángduì) — Translations
  • Czech: zavolejte hasičský sbor — Translations
  • Danish: ring efter brandvæsen — Translations
  • Dutch: bel de brandweer — Translations
  • Esperanto: telefoni al la fajrobrigado — Translations
  • Finnish: soittakaa palokunta — Translations
  • Finnish: hälyttäkää palokunta — Translations
  • French: appelez les pompiers — Translations
  • German: ruf die Feuerwehr — Translations
  • German: ruf die Feuerwehr an — Translations
  • Greek: κάλεσε την πυροσβεστική (kálese tin pyrosvestikí) — Translations
  • Hindi: दमकल को बुलाओ (damkal ko bulāo) — Translations
  • Hungarian: hívja a tűzoltókat — Translations
  • Irish: glaoigh ar na briogáid dóiteáin — Translations
  • Italian: chiamare i vigili del fuoco — Translations
  • Japanese: 消防隊を呼んでください (shōbōtai o yonde kudasai) — Translations
  • Korean: 소방본부를 불러주세요 (sobangbonbureul bulleojuseyo) — Translations
  • Korean: 소방본부를 불러요 (sobangbonbureul bulleoyo) — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ring etter brannvesen — Translations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ringe etter brannstell — Translations
  • Polish: proszę po straż pożarną — Translations
  • Polish: zadzwoń po straż pożarną — Translations
  • Portuguese: ligue para os bombeiros — Translations
  • Romanian: chemați pompieri — Translations
  • Romanian: cheamă pompieri — Translations
  • Russian: вызовите пожарных (vyzovite požarnyx) — Translations
  • Russian: вызывайте пожарных (vyzyvajte požarnyx) — Translations
  • Scots: phone thi fire brigade — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: зовите ватрогаство — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: zovite vatrogastvo — Translations
  • Spanish: llame a los bomberos — Translations
  • Swedish: ring brandkåren — Translations
  • Tagalog: tumawag ka ng bumbero — Translations
  • Tagalog: tawag ka ng bumbero — Translations
  • Turkish: itfaiyeyi çağırin — Translations
  • Turkish: itfaiyeyi çağır — Translations
  • Ukrainian: ви́кличте поже́жників (výklyčte požéžnykiv) — Translations
  • Welsh: galwch yr brigâd dân — Translations