Locuções verbais
phone | smartphone |
call in,
also UK: ring in,
phone in vi phrasal | (phone) | ligar v int |
| | Radio listeners are encouraged to call in to make comments. |
| | Ouvintes de rádio são encorajados a ligar para fazer comentários. |
phone [sth] in,
phone in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (inform of [sth] by phone) | informar pelo telefone expres v |
| phone in vi phrasal | chiefly UK (call to participate) | participar de um programa pelo telefone expresv |
phone [sth] in,
phone in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US, informal (do [sth] half-heartedly) | fazer algo sem motivação expres v |
| phone [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (call on the telephone) | telefonar vt |
| | I'm going to phone up directory enquiries to get the number for the cinema. |
Formas compostas:
phone | smartphone |
| answer the phone v expr | informal, abbreviation (respond to a telephone call) | atender o telefone loc v |
| | Would you answer the phone for me, please? My hands are all greasy. |
| | Você pode atender o telefone para mim? Minhas mãos estão engorduradas. |
burner,
burner phone n | informal (prepaid cell phone) | pré-pago sm |
| | George bought a burner from the gas station and called his wife. |
call-in (US),
phone-in (UK) adj | (show, etc.: phone-in) (rádio, participação do ouvinte) | ligar v int |
| | | participar v int |
| | He hosts a call-in show on the local radio station. |
| | Ele apresenta um programa de ligações na rádio local. |
call in sick,
also UK: phone in sick,
ring in sick v expr | (notify employer you will be off sick) | dar atestado expres v |
cell phone (US),
mobile phone (UK) n | US (portable telephone) (BRA) | celular sm |
| | (POR) | telemóvel sm |
| | Cell phones are a lot smaller than they were 20 years ago. |
| | Celulares são muito menores hoje do que há vinte anos. |
| cellular phone n | US, slightly formal (mobile telephone) | telefone celular sm + adj |
| | | celular sm |
| | She always has her cellular phone with her, so I can reach her anywhere. |
| emergency phone number n | (of police, ambulance, etc.) | telefone de emergência, número de emergência sm |
| | 9-1-1 is fast becoming a universal emergency phone number in the U.S. |
| flip phone n | abbr (mobile telephone: clam-shell style) | celular flip loc sm |
| hold the phone v expr | (not hang up) (coloquial: não desligar telefone) | aguardar na linha expres |
| | (não desligar ligação telefônica) | aguardar ao telefone expres |
| | The receptionist asked me to hold the phone while she spoke to Dr Simpson. |
| make phone calls v expr | (call people on the telephone) | dar um telefonema, dar uma telefonada loc v |
| | I had to make several phone calls before I got a reply. |
| | Telemarketers make phone calls all day. |
| on the phone adv | informal (having a telephone conversation) | no telefone adv |
| | I am on the phone with my mother. |
| | Estou no telefone com minha mãe. |
pay phone,
payphone n | (public phone: takes coins, card) | telefone público sm |
| | (BRA, informal) | orelhão sm |
| | I didn't have enough money to use the pay phone. |
| phone book n | (telephone directory) | lista telefônica sf + adj |
| | You'll find their number in the phone book. |
| | Our new local phone book's over three inches thick. |
| phone book n | (personal list of telephone numbers) | lista telefônica loc sf |
| | Mrs. Johnson looked for her physician's number in her phonebook. |
| phone box n | UK (public telephone booth) | cabine telefônica sf |
| phone call n | abbr (telephone call) | telefonema sm |
| | (informal) | ligação sf |
| | | chamada sf |
| | I had a phone call from your mother today. |
| | Recebi um telefonema da sua mãe hoje. |
phone card,
phonecard n | (for using public hones) | cartão telefônico sm |
| | He purchased a phone card before leaving the airport. |
| phone number n | (of individual, business) | número de telefone loc sm |
| | Phone numbers only had five digits when my mother was born. |
| | Os números de telefone só tinham cinco dígitos quando minha mãe nasceu. |
| pick up the phone v expr | (answer phone call) | atender o telefone vt + sm |
| | Fiona picked up the phone and began talking to someone on the other end. |
| tap [sb]'s phone v expr | (bug [sb]'s telephone) (escutar secretamente o telefone de alguém) | grampear vt |
| | | gravar a conversa vt + sf |
| | I think someone might have tapped my phone – it's making a funny noise. |
| telephone book n | (directory of phone numbers) (catálogo de números telefônicos) | catálogo telefônico sm |
| | | lista telefônica sf |
| | Do you know where I can find a telephone book? I need to look up a number. |
telephone booth,
phone booth n | (public phone kiosk) | cabine telefônica loc sf |
| | Hiding from the gangsters in a telephone booth, he called the police. |