Spanish Translation
Tengo que llamar al médico.
Is schicken still used as anrufen? or is out-dated?
Two issues with this sentence:
- it’s somewhat outdated
- it doesn’t have exactly the same meaning
“nach jemandem schicken” means “to send for someone”. In other words, to ask a doctor (or to make someone else ask a doctor) to come here. It’s not the same as to simply make a phone call, make your appointment with the doctor (or whatever), and then hang up, and then visit the doctor’s office a week later.
Probably no (young) person would say “Schicke nach einem Doktor” to a bystander if her best friend suddenly collapses. You would simply say “Hole einen Doktor” or “Rufe einen Doktor”.
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Thank you! I am going to make a note on this one to remember that holen is a better fit nowadays.
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