telephone

I 1. ['telɪfəʊn]

nome telefono m.

on o over the telephone al telefono; to be on the telephone (connected) avere il telefono; (talking) essere al telefono; to answer the telephone — rispondere al telefono

2.

modificatore [conversation, message, survey] telefonico; [engineer] delle telecomunicazioni

II 1. ['telɪfəʊn]

verbo transitivo telefonare a, contattare, chiamare [person, organization]; trasmettere per telefono [instructions, message]

to telephone Greece — telefonare in Grecia

2.

verbo intransitivo telefonare

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1. ['telifəun] noun

((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; (also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefono; di telefono, telefonico

2. [foun] verb

1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonare

2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonare

3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonare

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- telephonist

- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange

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I 1. ['telɪfəʊn]

nome telefono m.

on o over the telephone al telefono; to be on the telephone (connected) avere il telefono; (talking) essere al telefono; to answer the telephone — rispondere al telefono

2.

modificatore [conversation, message, survey] telefonico; [engineer] delle telecomunicazioni

II 1. ['telɪfəʊn]

verbo transitivo telefonare a, contattare, chiamare [person, organization]; trasmettere per telefono [instructions, message]

to telephone Greece — telefonare in Grecia

2.

verbo intransitivo telefonare