telephone

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el teléfono

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telephone
[ˈtelɪfəʊn]
sustantivo
1teléfono (m)
  • to be on the telephone -> tener teléfono; (be subscriber) estar hablando por teléfono (be speaking)
  • to speak to somebody on the telephone -> hablar con alguien por teléfono
  • telephone banking (comercio) -> telebanca (f) , banca (f) telefónica
  • telephone book -> guía (f) telefónica, listín (m) de teléfonos, directorio (m) de teléfonos (Am)
  • telephone box -> cabina (f) telefónica (británico)
  • telephone call -> llamada (f) telefónica
  • telephone directory -> guía (f) telefónica, listín (m) de teléfonos, directorio (m) de teléfonos (Am)
  • telephone number -> número (m) de teléfono
  • telephone pole -> poste (m) de telégrafos (Estados Unidos)
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to telephone somebody -> telefonear a alguien, llamar a alguien (por teléfono), hablar a alguien por teléfono (RP)
verbo intransitivo
2telefonear, llamar (por teléfono)

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telephone [te-li-foun]
sustantivo
1Teléfono.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
2Telefonear. (n)
  • Telephone book -> guía telefónica
  • Telephone booth -> cabina telefónica
  • Telephone office -> central telefónica
  • Telephone operator -> telefonista

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telephone [ˈtelɪfəʊn]
noun
teléfono; (m)
to be on the telephone (be connected) tener teléfono; (be speaking) estar hablando por teléfono; you're wanted on the telephone le llaman al teléfono
verb:intransitive
telefonear
I'll telephone for an ambulance llamaré a una ambulancia
verb:transitive
llamar por teléfono; telefonear
modifier
telephone answering machine (n) contestador automático; (m)
telephone book (n)
telephone directory See culture box in entry telephone.
telephone booth (US)telephone box (Britain) (n) cabina telefónica; (f)
telephone call (n) llamada (telefónica); (f)
telephone directory (n) guía telefónica; (f)
telephone exchange (n) central (telefónica); (f) (private) centralita; (f) (Esp) conmutador; (m) (LAm)
telephone kiosk (n)
telephone box See culture box in entry telephone.
telephone number (n) número de teléfono; (m) fono; (m) (Chile)
he's paid in telephone numbers (informal) le pagan un dineral; (informal)
The deal I've signed is in telephone numbers but the money isn't important to me And then we really would be talking telephone numbers for salaries
telephone operator (n) telefonista; (m)
telephone sex (n) teléfono erótico; (m)
telephone sex line teléfono $ erótico
telephone subscriber (n) abonadoaabonada telefónicoatelefónica;a abonada (m) (f)a telefónica
telephone tapping (n) intervención telefónica; (f)
telephone warning (n) aviso telefónico; (m)
an advance telephone warning was given police deliberately ignored the telephone warning which Harris made

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Verb Conjugation for "telephone"

Imperative
  • telephone
  • you telephone
  • he/she telephones
  • we telephone
  • you telephone
  • they telephone
Preterite
  • I telephoned
  • you telephoned
  • he/she telephoned
  • we telephoned
  • you telephoned
  • they telephoned
Present Continuous
  • I am telephoning
  • you are telephoning
  • he/she is telephoning
  • we are telephoning
  • you are telephoning
  • they are telephoning
Present Perfect
  • I have telephoned
  • you have telephoned
  • he/she has telephoned
  • we have telephoned
  • you have telephoned
  • they have telephoned
Past Continuous
  • I was telephoning
  • you were telephoning
  • he/she was telephoning
  • we were telephoning
  • you were telephoning
  • they were telephoning
Past Perfect
  • I had telephoned
  • you had telephoned
  • he/she had telephoned
  • we had telephoned
  • you had telephoned
  • they had telephoned
Future
  • I will telephone
  • you will telephone
  • he/she will telephone
  • we will telephone
  • you will telephone
  • they will telephone
Future Perfect
  • I will have telephoned
  • you will have telephoned
  • he/she will have telephoned
  • we will have telephoned
  • you will have telephoned
  • they will have telephoned
Future Continuous
  • I will be telephoning
  • you will be telephoning
  • he/she will be telephoning
  • we will be telephoning
  • you will be telephoning
  • they will be telephoning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been telephoning
  • you have been telephoning
  • he/she has been telephoning
  • we have been telephoning
  • you have been telephoning
  • they have been telephoning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been telephoning
  • you will have been telephoning
  • he/she will have been telephoning
  • we will have been telephoning
  • you will have been telephoning
  • they will have been telephoning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been telephoning
  • you had been telephoning
  • he/she had been telephoning
  • we had been telephoning
  • you had been telephoning
  • they had been telephoning
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