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I . phone [foʊn, Brit fəʊn] N

phone
telefone m
by phone
por telefone
to be on the phone
estar ao telefone
to be on the phone
ter telefone

II . phone [foʊn, Brit fəʊn] VB trans, intr

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phone
ligar
phone
telefonar

cell phone N, cellular phone [ˈseljʊlər, Brit -əʳ] N

cell phone
(telefone) celular m

phone back VB trans

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phone back
ligar de volta

phone up VB trans

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phone up
ligar para
phone up
telefonar para

phone book N

phone booth N

phone call N

phone call
ligação f
phone call
telefonema m

phone card N

phone-in N

phone number N

phone tag N no pl Am inf TELEC

phone tag
embaçamento m

Usage examples with phone

phone bill
conta de telefone
by phone
por telefone
to get the phone
atender ao telefone
to answer the phone
atender ao telefone
credit/phone card
cartão m de crédito/ de telefone
to hang up the phone
desligar o telefone
to pick up the phone
atender o telefone
to be on the phone
estar ao telefone
to phone to ask sth
ligar para perguntar a. c.
you're welcome to use the phone
esteja à vontade para usar o telefone
to speak on the phone/the radio
falar no telefone/no rádio
refering to your letter/phone call, ...
com relação f a sua carta/seu telefonema
to leave the phone off the hook
deixar o telefone fora do gancho
the guy on the phone had an Australian accent — that would be Tom, I expect
o cara no telefone tinha um sotaque australiano — acho que era o Tom

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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We were tired of multiple mailing lists, contact books, phone-chains and incompatibilities.
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An onslaught of letters and phone calls were made to the station, both in support and in disdain of the change.
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These modules may be placed in areas where traditional cells would not be feasible, such as wrapped around a telephone pole or cell phone tower.
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It needs to be rendered differently again on a PDA, an internet-enabled television and on a mobile phone.
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The operator gives a SIM card to the customer who inserts it into the mobile phone to gain access to the service.
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The car phone could also be paged.
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Cash is based on real money and can be charged in exchange for a monetary payment, cell phone billing, or home phone billing and by bank transfer.
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The amount of code being run depends on the priority of the interrupt (for example: a person usually responds to a smoke detector alarm before answering the phone).
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Service providers that introduce high-function smart phone applications and online tools that interface with plan design and current and historical claims processing are becoming increasingly valued in today's information-crazed society.
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She works as the head of dream department wearing a black suit and skirt and carrying a red toolbox and an orange-redess ladybug phone.
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