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I. dial [daɪəl, Am daɪ(ə)l] N

1. dial:

dial of clock
Zifferblatt <-(e)s, -blätter>
dial of gauge, instrument
Skala f <-, Ska̱·len>
dial of gauge, instrument
Skale f spec
dial of telephone
Wählscheibe f <-, -n>
dial of telephone
Nummernscheibe f <-, -n>
dial RADIO, TV
[Einstell]skala f
dial illumination
Skalenbeleuchtung f

2. dial Brit sl (face):

dial
Visage f <-, -n> pej sl

II. dial <Brit -ll- [or Am usu -l-]> [daɪəl, Am daɪ(ə)l] VB intr

dial
wählen
to dial direct
durchwählen

III. dial [daɪəl, Am daɪ(ə)l] VB trans

to dial a number
eine Nummer wählen
you've just dialled the wrong number
Sie haben sich soeben verwählt
he dialled the doctor's office
er rief in der Arztpraxis an
to dial 999 [or Am 911]
den Notruf wählen

ˈdial tone N Am, Aus

dial tone
Amtston m <-(e)s, -töne> FRG, A
dial tone
Wählton m <-(e)s, -töne>

drunk-ˈdial VB trans Am

to drunk-dial sb
jdn im betrunkenen Zustand anrufen

ˈdial-up ser·vice N COMPUT

dial-up service
Einwahldienst m

ˈspeed-dial but·ton [ˈspi:dˌdaɪəlˌbʌtən, Am -ˌdaɪ(ə)l-] N

speed-dial button
Kurzwahltaste f

dial a bus PUBL TRANS

dial a bus
Rufbus

dial a ride PUBL TRANS

dial a ride
Anruffahrdienst
OpenDict entry

dial gauge N

dial gauge
Messuhr f
OpenDict entry

dial-up connection N

dial-up connection COMPUT, INET
Wählverbindung f
dial-up connection COMPUT, INET
Einwahlverbindung f
OpenDict entry

direct-dial telephone N

direct-dial telephone
Direktwahltelefon nt
Present
Idial
youdial
he/she/itdials
wedial
youdial
theydial
Past
Idialled / American English dialed
youdialled / American English dialed
he/she/itdialled / American English dialed
wedialled / American English dialed
youdialled / American English dialed
theydialled / American English dialed
Present Perfect
Ihavedialled / American English dialed
youhavedialled / American English dialed
he/she/ithasdialled / American English dialed
wehavedialled / American English dialed
youhavedialled / American English dialed
theyhavedialled / American English dialed
Past Perfect
Ihaddialled / American English dialed
youhaddialled / American English dialed
he/she/ithaddialled / American English dialed
wehaddialled / American English dialed
youhaddialled / American English dialed
theyhaddialled / American English dialed
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