Formas compostas:
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| answer the telephone v expr | (respond to a telephone call) | atender ao telefone expres |
| | I hoped he would answer the telephone, since he was only 3 feet away from it. |
answering machine,
telephone answering machine,
also UK: answerphone n | (device: takes phone calls) | secretária eletrônica loc sf |
| | The message that he left on my answering machine was very peculiar. |
| by telephone adv | slightly formal (by means of a phone call) | por telefone loc adv |
| | I've tried reaching him by telephone, but since no one picks up, I'm going over there to see him. |
cellular telephone,
also UK: mobile telephone n | formal (mobile phone) | telefone celular loc sm |
| | | celular sm |
| dial telephone n | (rotary phone) | telefone de disco |
| | In the 1960s the dial telephone was widely replaced by the touch-tone telephone. |
| direct dial telephone n | (phone service: no operator) | discagem direta loc sf |
| | It amazes me that I have direct dial telephone service from the U.S. to Africa. |
| 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. |
| public switched telephone network n | (communication network) | rede pública de telefonia comutada sf |
| public telephone n | (payphone accessible to everyone) (telefone pago acessível a todos) | telefone público loc sm |
| | Since cellphones have become common, there are fewer public telephones in many cities. |
| telephone bill n | (invoice for phone use) | conta telefônica sf |
| | | conta de telefone sf |
| 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. |
| telephone box n | UK (public phone booth) | cabine telefônica loc sf |
| | It is such a shame that they got rid of the old red telephone boxes. |
| telephone call n | (contact by phone) (contactar por telefone) | chamada telefônica loc sf |
| | | ligação telefônica loc sf |
| telephone cord n | (wire attaching phone handset) (fio que liga o telefone à base) | fio telefônico loc sm |
| | | cabo telefônico loc sm |
| | Cordless phones allow you to walk around freely because there's no telephone cord. |
| telephone directory n | (book listing phone numbers) (livro listando os números telefônicos) | catálogo telefônico loc sm |
| | | lista telefônica loc sf |
| | I need to look up a number in the telephone directory. |
| telephone exchange n | (where phone calls are connected) | central telefônica loc sf |
| telephone jack n | (socket for plugging in a phone) (soquete para ligar telefone na tomada) | conector telefônico loc sm |
| | | tomada (telefônica) sf |
| | When I accidentally pulled the cord from the telephone jack, the phone went dead. |
| telephone line n | (phone connection) (conexão telefônica) | linha telefônica loc sf |
| | According to the operator their telephone line has been disconnected. |
| telephone line n | (telegraph wire) (linha de telégrafo/telegráfica) | linha telefônica loc sf |
| | You can see telephone lines running for miles along the roads. |
| telephone number n | (digits dialled to reach [sb] by phone) (dígitos discados ao telefone) | número telefônico loc sm |
| | When I first met Susan I made sure to write down her telephone number right away. |
| telephone operator n | ([sb] who connects phone calls) (alguém que realiza chamadas telefônicas) | telefonista sm, sf |
| | Nowadays most connections are automatic so you rarely talk to a real telephone operator. |
telephone pole,
telegraph pole,
telegraph post n | (structure supporting phone lines) (estrutura que suporta linhas telefônicas) | poste telefônico sm + adj |
| telephone receiver n | (handset of a phone) (receptor de telefone) | fone sm |
| telephone service provider n | (company: provides phone) | empresa de telefonia sf |
| | | provedor de serviço de telefonia sm |
| telephone tag n | (repeated attempts to phone one another) (tentativas repetidas de discar para alguém) | chamada perdida sf |
| | | ligação perdida sf |
| wireless telephone n | (cordless phone) | telefone sem fio loc sm |
| wireless telephone n | (mobile phone, cellphone) | telefone celular loc sm |
| | (informal) | celular sm |