Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term
United States
Need it perfect? Need it fast? Call me!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
call on
"At school, do you sometimes call out the answers before you are called on?"
"En la escuela, ¿a veces das las respuestas antes de que te pregunten?"
It's not that the student answers before the question is asked (which is what "antes de que te pregunten" sounds like to me), but that the teacher has asked a question of the class in general and students are expected to raise their hands and wait for the teacher to choose them before answering.
I'm considering elegir, indicar, señalar, but for some reason my brain wants to think there must be a particular verb for this in Spanish. Any suggestions?
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Proposed translations
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English
llamar
"...antes de que te llamen (a contestarlas)"
[antes de que se te lo] pida
I'd go with something simple like this.
United States
QC, transcreation, SEO/SEM
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US)
Works in: English to Spanish
el profesor te llame
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
la suelta
| Gracias, Juan, aunque no elegí tu respuesta, me era útil para refinar la frase en su totalidad. |
| disagree |
Andy Watkinson
: The Asker has made quite clear that this is NOT the context. Pls. read her explanation.
1 hr
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sin esperar a que el profesor/el maestro te las pida
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
sin esperar a tu turno / antes de que te toque el turno / sin esperar a que te toque el turno
Uruguay
ATA-certified English-Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
antes de que [la maestra/el profesor] te dé la palabra
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Note added at 13 hrs (2016-01-29 11:27:38 GMT)
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http://www.inau.gub.uy/biblioteca/molina.pdf
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