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telephone in Portuguese

telephone in Portuguese is telefone, telefonar, ligar — telephone means a device for speaking to someone at a distance by sending your voice as signals over a network; a phone.

telephone in Portuguese

telefone
noun
(countable, telephony) A telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
telefonar
verb
(ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.
ligar
verb
(ambitransitive) To (attempt to) contact someone using a telephone.

What does "telephone" mean?

  1. noun A device for speaking to someone at a distance by sending your voice as signals over a network; a phone.
    "The telephone rang just as we sat down to eat."
  2. noun The system of communication that uses these devices.
    "They settled the details by telephone."
  3. verb To call someone or pass on information using a phone.
    "She telephoned her mother the moment she landed."
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telephone in a sentence

  • The telephone rang just as we sat down to eat.
  • Grandad still keeps an old telephone with a dial on the hall table.
  • They settled the details by telephone.
  • Before email, most businesses relied on the telephone and the post.

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What is "telephone" in Portuguese?
"telephone" in Portuguese is telefone, telefonar, ligar. telephone means: A device for speaking to someone at a distance by sending your voice as signals over a network; a phone.
How do you use "telephone" in a sentence?
Example: "The telephone rang just as we sat down to eat." In Portuguese, "telephone" is telefone, telefonar, ligar.
Are there other ways to say "telephone" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "telephone": telefone, telefonar, ligar.
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