telephone

[US]/ˈtelɪfəʊn/
[UK]/ˈtelɪfoʊn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. telefon
vt. & vi. sende meldinger via telefon, ringe
Word Forms
Third Person Singulartelephones
Pluraltelephones
Present Participletelephoning
Past Tensetelephoned
Past Participletelephoned

Phrases & Collocations

telephone number

telefonnummer

on the telephone

på telefonen

by telephone

per telefon

over the telephone

over telefonen

telephone call

telefonanrop

mobile telephone

mobiltelefon

telephone network

telefonnettverk

telephone interview

telefonintervju

telephone line

telefonlinje

telephone system

telefonystem

telephone service

telefontjeneste

public telephone

offentlig telefon

telephone directory

telefonkatalog

telephone conversation

telefonkonversasjon

telephone communication

telefonkommunikasjon

telephone company

telefonfirma

telephone exchange

telefonutveksling

telephone operator

telefonist

telephone conference

telefonkonferanse

cellular telephone

mobiltelefon

Example Sentences

telephone connections; a telephone call.

telefonforbindelser; en telefonsamtale.

This telephone call is for him.

Denne telefonsamtalen er til ham.

an internal telephone system.

et internt telefonsystem.

a public telephone booth

en offentlig telefonkiosk

a collect telephone call

en telefonsamtale med utgående nummer

a bad telephone connection.

en dårlig telefonforbindelse.

a long telephone conversation

en lang telefonsamtale

an outside telephone line.

en ekstern telefonlinje.

a web of telephone wires.

et nett av telefonledninger.

Where is the telephone?

Hvor er telefonen?

The telephone line is busy.

Telefonlinjen er opptatt.

The telephone's out of order.

Telefonen er ute av drift.

Real-world Examples

I can find his telephone number in the telephone directory.

Jeg kan finne telefonnummeret hans i telefonkatalogen.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Excuse me, may I use your telephone?

Beklager, kan jeg bruke telefonen din?

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

Do you have a day-time telephone number?

Har du et telefonnummer for dagtid?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 6

Right.First, the perennial problem of telephone calls.

Riktig. Først, det evige problemet med telefonsamtaler.

Source: BEC Higher Listening Past Papers (Volume 5)

She gave the telephone a friendly glance.

Hun gav telefonen et vennlig blikk.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

The woman turned away to answer the telephone.

Kvinnen snudde seg for å svare på telefonen.

Source: Goodbye, Mr. Hollywood.

There's no telephone on the island, Madam.

Det er ingen telefon på øya, frue.

Source: And Then There Were None

Um, can I get a large telephone, please?

Unnskyld, kan jeg få en stor telefon, vær så snill?

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone overnight.

Alexander Graham Bell fant ikke opp telefonen over natten.

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 9 (Full Volume 1) (People's Education Press New Edition)

The new owner of the house installed a telephone.

Den nye eieren av huset installerte en telefon.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

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