telephone in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for telephone in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.telephone [Am ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, Brit ˈtɛlɪfəʊn] N

telephone

teléfono m

over the telephone

por teléfono

over the telephone attr conversation/message/line

telefónico

telephone answering machine

contestador m automático

telephone receiver

auricular m

telephone receiver

tubo m RioPl

telephone receiver

fono m Chil

telephone sex

sexo m telefónico

telephone subscriber

abonado m / abonada f

II.telephone [Am ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, Brit ˈtɛlɪfəʊn] VB trans

telephone person/place:

telephone

telefonear

telephone

llamar por teléfono a

you can telephone your order

puede hacer su pedido por teléfono

III.telephone [Am ˈtɛləˌfoʊn, Brit ˈtɛlɪfəʊn] VB intr

telephone

telefonear

I'll telephone for a taxi/an ambulance

telefonearé or llamaré para pedir un taxi/para que venga una ambulancia

I'll telephone for a taxi/an ambulance

llamaré a un taxi/a una ambulancia

See also phone

I.phone [Am foʊn, Brit fəʊn] N

phone

teléfono m

would you answer or inf get the phone, please?

por favor contesta el teléfono

would you answer or inf get the phone, please?

por favor atiende el teléfono

would you answer or inf get the phone, please?

por favor coge el teléfono Spain inf

the phone hasn't stopped ringing

el teléfono no ha dejado de sonar ni un momento or ha estado sonando sin parar

we arranged it by phone or over the phone

lo arreglamos por teléfono

I don't want to discuss it over the phone

no quiero hablarlo por teléfono

to be on the phone (be speaking)

estar hablando por teléfono

to be on the phone (subscribe) Brit

tener teléfono

she's on the phone at the moment

está hablando por teléfono

you're wanted on the phone

te llaman por teléfono

I'll get on the phone to her right away

ahora mismo la llamo (por teléfono)

I'll get on the phone to her right away attr message

telefónico

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

1. phone:

phone person

llamar (por teléfono)

phone person

telefonear

phone person

hablarle a Mex

phone place/number

llamar (por teléfono) a

can I phone you back later?

¿te puedo llamar más tarde?

he phoned me back at four

me llamó or me devolvió la llamada a las cuatro

2. phone (communicate):

she phoned the results to us

telefoneó para darnos los resultados

I'll phone you the information as soon as I get it

te llamaré con la información en cuanto la tenga

I phoned my story through to the office

llamé a la oficina y les dicté el artículo por teléfono

III.phone [Am foʊn, Brit fəʊn] VB intr

phone

llamar (por teléfono)

phone

telefonear

have you phoned for a taxi?

¿has llamado para pedir un taxi?

he asked me to phone back later

me pidió que llamara or telefoneara más tarde

I phoned through to head office

llamé directamente a la casa central

telephone booth, telephone box Brit N

telephone booth

cabina f telefónica

telephone booth

cabina f de teléfonos

telephone call N

telephone call

llamada f telefónica

telephone call

llamado m telefónico LatAm

telephone call company

de teléfonos

telephone call company

telefónico

telephone directory N

telephone directory

guía f telefónica

telephone directory

guía f de teléfonos

telephone directory

directorio m telefónico LatAm excl CSur

telephone exchange N

telephone exchange

central f telefónica

telephone exchange

central f de teléfonos

telephone operator N

telephone operator

operador m / operadora f

telephone operator

telefonista mf

telephone number N

telephone number

número m de teléfono

telephone kiosk N Brit

telephone kiosk → telephone booth

See also telephone booth

telephone booth, telephone box Brit N

telephone booth

cabina f telefónica

telephone booth

cabina f de teléfonos

telephone banking N U

telephone banking → telebanking

See also telebanking

telebanking [Am ˈtɛlibæŋkɪŋ, Brit ˈtɛlɪbaŋkɪŋ] N U

telebanking

telebanca f

telephone book N

telephone book → telephone directory

See also telephone directory

telephone directory N

telephone directory

guía f telefónica

telephone directory

guía f de teléfonos

telephone directory

directorio m telefónico LatAm excl CSur

telephone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for telephone in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.telephone [ˈtelɪfəʊn, Am -əfoʊn] N

telephone

teléfono m

mobile telephone

(teléfono m) móvil m

II.telephone [ˈtelɪfəʊn, Am -əfoʊn] VB trans

telephone

llamar por teléfono

III.telephone [ˈtelɪfəʊn, Am -əfoʊn] VB intr

telephone

telefonear

to telephone long-distance

hacer una llamada de larga distancia

IV.telephone [ˈtelɪfəʊn, Am -əfoʊn] ADJ

telephone

telefónico, -a

telephone booking

por teléfono

telephone booth N, telephone box N Am

telephone booth

cabina f telefónica

telephone rates N

telephone rates

tarifa f telefónica

telephone connection N

telephone connection

conexión f telefónica

telephone operator N Am

telephone operator

operador(a) m (f) telefónico, -a

telephone exchange N Brit

telephone exchange

central f telefónica

telephone message N form

telephone message

mensaje m telefónico

public telephone N

public telephone

teléfono m público

telephone directory N

telephone directory

guía f telefónica

telephone number N

telephone number

número m de teléfono

telephone Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put sb on the (tele)phone

pasar el teléfono a alguien

to put down the (tele)phone

colgar el teléfono

I'll answer the telephone

contesto yo al teléfono

to get the telephone Am inf

coger el teléfono

to answer the telephone

contestar al teléfono

to put through a telephone call to Paris

poner una conferencia a París

to make a telephone call

llamar por teléfono

to telephone long-distance

hacer una llamada de larga distancia

to tap into a telephone conversation

escuchar una conversación telefónica

former name of the Spanish national telephone company

CTNE

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Terms such as audio conferencing, telephone conferencing and phone conferencing are also sometimes used to refer to teleconferencing.

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She said the branch banking, telephone banking and automated teller machine banking have not been affected.

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He is listed as a clown in the telephone book.

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Computer network connections, telephone lines, a refrigerator and hot/cold water system are available in each room.

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Other flooring is made from inch-thick mahogany which dented the tools of electricians and telephone mechanics who attempted to string new wiring in the 1950s.

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These raids were made possible by the interception of mobile telephone transmissions.

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It has been heavily exploited for its strong, dark red, resinous wood, which is useful for the construction of buildings, bridges, boats, and telephone poles.

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In addition, they possessed hairdressing salons, telephone booths, theatre booking agencies and at one period a twice-a-day food delivery service.

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To illustrate the example, we consider a telephone line provided to a customer, and we assume that both call forwarding and call waiting are enabled on the line.

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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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