platicar por teléfono

platicar por teléfono(
plah
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tee
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kahr
 
pohr
 
teh
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leh
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foh
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noh
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1. (telecommunications)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
(Central America)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. to talk on the phone
Mi novio está estudiando en Madrid, pero platicamos por teléfono todos los días.My boyfriend is studying in Madrid, but we talk on the phone every day.
b. to speak on the phone
¿Sabes algo de Ana? - Sí, ayer platiqué con ella por teléfono.Have you heard from Ana? - Yes, I spoke to her on the phone yesterday.
c. to talk on the telephone
No me gusta platicar por teléfono. Prefiero platicar en persona.I don't like to talk on the telephone. I prefer to talk in person.
d. to speak on the telephone
El cliente no podía reunirse hoy conmigo, así que platicamos por teléfono.The client couldn't meet me today, so we spoked on the telephone.
e. to be on the phone
Mercedes lleva una hora platicando con su hermana por teléfono.Mercedes has been on the phone to her sister for one hour.
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