telephone – Deutsch–English translations

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telephone noun

  /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ , /ˈtɛlɪfon/ , /ˈtɛlɪfoːn/ , /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/ , [ˈteɫəˌfɐʉn] , [ˈteɫəˌfəʉn] , [ˈtɛɫ-]
  • telecommunication device which converts data or sounds into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to communicate with each other over a distance
Telefon, Fernsprecher, Telephon, Fon

telephone verb

  /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ , /ˈtɛlɪfon/ , /ˈtɛlɪfoːn/ , /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/ , [ˈteɫəˌfɐʉn] , [ˈteɫəˌfəʉn] , [ˈtɛɫ-]
  • (transitive) to (attempt to) contact (someone) using a telephone; (intransitive) to (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone
telefonieren, anrufen

telephonic adjective

  • of or relating to telephony
telefonisch

telephonically

fernmündlich
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