telephone
noun/ˈtelɪfəʊn/
(rather formal) (also phone)
Слово англійською: telephone
Переклад telephone українською: телефо́н, телефо́нний дові́дник
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] a system for talking to somebody else over long distances, using wires or radio; a machine used for this
- The telephone rang and Pat answered it.
- I need to make a telephone call.
- over the telephone You can reserve seats over the telephone.
- by telephone Can I get in touch by telephone?
- on the telephone They talk on the telephone much more often than they meet.
- She spoke by telephone to the French President.
- a telephone conversation/interview
- telephone lines/services
Collocations PhonesPhonesMaking and receiving phone callssee also radio-telephone- the phone/telephone rings
- answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
- lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
- dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
- call somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
- make/get/receive a phone call
- take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
- the line is (British English) engaged/ (especially North American English) busy
- the phones have been (North American English) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
- put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak to
- put somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
- call from/use a landline
- be/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal, especially North American English) cell
- use/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
- a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
- (British English) top up your mobile/cell (phone)
- send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
- insert/remove/change a SIM card
- [countable] the part of the phone that you hold in your hand and speak into
- I picked up the telephone and called some people I knew.
- She put down the telephone and burst into tears.
- I've been trying to phone him all day—he must have left his telephone off the hook.
Idioms
be on the telephone
- to be using the phone
- He's on the telephone at the moment.
- You're wanted (= somebody wants to speak to you) on the telephone.
- (British English, old-fashioned) to have a phone in your home or place of work
- We were not on the telephone at the cottage.