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La palabra del día: telefonear

La palabra del día: telefonear

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telefonear - to telephone, to phone, to call on the phone, to make a call, to give somebody a ring

Post your sentences and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes and language correctness.


Google es el Dios de la Red. Mis alumnos saben que Dios me telefonea cada vez que ellos han copiado sus redacciones de algunas páginas web.

Google is the God of the Internet. My students know that God phones me each time they have copied their compositions from some web pages.

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updated Dec 26, 2009
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :) - Issabela, Dec 25, 2009
Thanks Issabela for continuing to put these challenges up on the site! - yogamamaof2, Dec 25, 2009
:-D I love this! Unas sugerencias: 'saben que Dios', 'cada vez que ellos'. - chaparrito, Dec 25, 2009
thank you ;) - Issabela, Dec 25, 2009

6 Answers

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E.T., telefonea a casa.

E.T., phone home.

updated Dec 26, 2009
posted by Goyo
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Esta tarde telefonearé a mi padre, que vive en Texas, para desearlo y su nueva esposa una feliz Navidad.

This afternoon I will call my father, who lives in Texas, to wish him and his new wife a merry Christmas.

updated Dec 25, 2009
posted by LaBurra
"para desearle a él y a su nueva esposa" - Mokay, Dec 25, 2009
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No me gustan los teléfonos. No telefoneé nadie hace casi dos años.

I don't like phones. I haven't called anyone in almost two years.

updated Dec 25, 2009
edited by lorenzo9
posted by lorenzo9
I'd say: no telefoneo a nadie desde hace casi dos años - Issabela, Dec 25, 2009
You are probably right :) - lorenzo9, Dec 25, 2009
"No he llamado a nadie en casi dos años" - Mokay, Dec 25, 2009
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Ayer por la noche, telefoneé a mi casa desde mi teléfono celular y 'habla' a Santa Claus que estaba decepcionado con el comportamiento de mis hijos. jejejeje alt text


Last night, I telephoned my house from my cell phone and "spoke" to Santa Claus that he was disappointed with my son's behavior. heeheeheehee


updated Dec 25, 2009
edited by yogamamaof2
posted by yogamamaof2
Try using "telefonear", the verb. "Ayer por la noche, telefoneé a mi casa" - Issabela, Dec 25, 2009
Ooooh! Oooops. Thanks. - yogamamaof2, Dec 25, 2009
you can say just "a mi casa desde mi celular" - Mokay, Dec 25, 2009
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Mi mamá me telefoneó con las buenas noticias. My mom phoned me with the good news.

updated Dec 26, 2009
edited by BellaMargarita
posted by BellaMargarita
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Es mucho más difícil guiar un vehículo mientras se telefonea que mientras se conversa con algún acompañante.

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It is much more difficult to drive a car while conversing by telephone than just having a conversation in the car with someone.

updated Dec 25, 2009
posted by chaparrito