telephone

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.) telefon

2. foun verb

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

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

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

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- telephonist

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

telefon

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telefonere

I

subst. \/ˈtelɪfəʊn\/

telefon

• will you answer the telephone, please

vil du være så snill å ta telefonen

be on the telephone bruke telefonen, være i telefonen, snakke i telefonen (britisk) være koplet til et telefonsystem, være tilgjengelig på telefon, ha telefon

by\/over the telephone per telefon, over telefon, på telefon

• I spoke to her over the telephone

jeg snakket med henne på telefonen

unlisted telephone number hemmelig telefonnummer

II

verb \/ˈtelɪfəʊn\/

1) telefonere (til), ringe (til), prate på telefon (med)

• she telephones her mother regularly

hun prater med sin mor på telefonen jevnlig

2) ringe opp

• they telephoned me

de ringte meg opp

3) gi (beskjed) over telefon

• he telephoned the news to us

han gav oss nyhetene over telefon

telephone for ringe etter

• she telephoned for an ambulance

hun ringte etter en sykebil