directory assistance in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for directory assistance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

directory assistance N U

directory assistance

servicio m de información telefónica

directory assistance

información f (de teléfonos)

Translations for directory assistance in the Spanish»English Dictionary

información

directory assistance Am

Translations for directory assistance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

assistance [Am əˈsɪstəns, Brit əˈsɪst(ə)ns] N U

assistance

ayuda f

assistance

asistencia f form

to give assistance to sb

prestarle ayuda a alguien

to give assistance to sb

prestarle asistencia a alguien form

they came to her assistance

vinieron en su ayuda

with the assistance of sb/sth

con la ayuda de alguien/algo

may I be of assistance? form

¿puedo servirle en algo? form

assistance in sth/-ing your assistance in the search is greatly appreciated

se le agradece enormemente su colaboración en la búsqueda

he needed some assistance in lifting the boxes

necesitaba ayuda para levantar las cajas

assistance with sth

ayuda con algo

directory <pl directories> [Am dɪˈrɛktəri, daɪˈrɛktəri, Brit dɪˈrɛkt(ə)ri, dʌɪˈrɛkt(ə)ri] N

1. directory:

telephone directory

guía f telefónica

telephone directory

guía f de teléfonos

telephone directory

directorio m telefónico Col Mex

telephone directory

listín m (de teléfonos) Spain inf

2. directory (index, yearbook):

directory

directorio m

directory

guía f

a street or Am city directory

una guía de calles

a street or Am city directory

un callejero

directory assistance in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for directory assistance in the English»Spanish Dictionary

assistance [əˈsɪstəns] N no pl

assistance

asistencia f

to be of assistance

ser de ayuda

can I be of any assistance?

¿puedo ayudar en algo?

directory [dɪˈrektəri] N

1. directory (book):

directory

guía f

directory

directorio m Mex

to look sth up in a directory

buscar algo en una guía

2. directory COMPUT:

directory

directorio m

directory structure

estructura f de directorios

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most directory assistance systems use automated readback systems to give out the phone number.

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Currently, voice search is commonly used in (in a narrow sense) directory assistance, or local search.

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If he wanted free calls, he'd simply call an 800-number or directory assistance, then whistle the tone.

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I became very impressed with directory assistance!

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Dial 00 and ask for the international directory assistance operator.

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Some of them honor your phone number and address being unlisted from directory assistance.

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Similarly, telephony service operators may provide dialing sequences for special services, such as directory assistance and emergency services.

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The 555 prefix was reserved for telephone company use and was only consistently used for directory assistance (information), being 555-1212 for the local area.

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For example, 555-1212 is the standard number for directory assistance.

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For an additional check on the business' authenticity, dial directory assistance and ask for the lender's phone number.

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