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prank call in Spanish

prank call in Spanish is chanza telefónica — prank call means a telephone call made to a stranger or a friend purely to trick, tease or annoy them, usually with a false story or a scripted joke.

prank call in Spanish

chanza telefónica
noun
A practical joke played by calling the unsuspecting victim on the telephone, usually pretending to be somebody else.

What does "prank call" mean?

  1. noun A telephone call made to a stranger or a friend purely to trick, tease or annoy them, usually with a false story or a scripted joke.
    "The radio station built its whole breakfast show around prank calls to local businesses."
  2. verb To make such a call to someone.
    "They spent the whole sleepover prank calling the local pizza place."
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prank call in a sentence

  • The radio station built its whole breakfast show around prank calls to local businesses.
  • Two teenagers were cautioned after a night of prank calls to the fire service.
  • They spent the whole sleepover prank calling the local pizza place.

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What is "prank call" in Spanish?

"prank call" in Spanish is chanza telefónica. prank call means: A telephone call made to a stranger or a friend purely to trick, tease or annoy them, usually with a false story or a scripted joke.

How do you use "prank call" in a sentence?

Example: "The radio station built its whole breakfast show around prank calls to local businesses." In Spanish, "prank call" is chanza telefónica.

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