la llamada (adjective, noun)

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  1. call (telephone or otherwise)
  2. knock, ring (at a door)
  3. signal, cue

El actor esperaba la llamada del director para salir a escena.

The actor waited for the director's cue to go on stage.

Recibí una llamada extraña a las tres de la madrugada.

I got a strange call at three in the morning.

Ignoré tres llamadas de mi suegra durante la .

I ignored three calls from my mother-in-law during dinner.