WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| dial [sth]⇒ vtr | (phone) | marcar⇒ vtr |
| | George dialled Fred's number and heard it ring. |
| | George marcó el número de Fred y escuchó como daba tono. |
| dial n | (control on machine) | dial nm |
| | | disco nm |
| | | esfera nf |
| | Sarah turned the dial on the washing machine to select the correct washing cycle. |
| | Sarah giró el dial de la lavadora para seleccionar el ciclo de lavado correcto. |
| | Sarah giró el disco de la lavadora para seleccionar el ciclo de lavado correcto. |
| | Sarah giró la esfera de la lavadora para seleccionar el ciclo de lavado correcto. |
| dial n | (on radio) | dial nm |
| | | sintonizador nm |
| | Dan fiddled with the dial, trying to tune the radio to a station. |
| | Dan toqueteó el dial tratando de sintonizar la radio en una emisora. |
| dial n | (clock or watch face) | esfera nf |
| | | cara nf |
| | The second hand swept around the dial. |
| | La segunda manecilla dio la vuelta a la esfera. |
dial,
rotary dial n | (circular numbers on phone) | disco nm |
| | Phones used to have dials, but now they have keypads. |
| | Los teléfonos solían tener disco, pero ahora tienen teclado. |
| Additional Translations |
| dial⇒ vi | (phone) | marcar⇒ vi |
| | (AmL) | discar⇒ vi |
| | Wendy picked up the phone and started dialling. |
| | Wendy descolgó el teléfono y empezó a marcar. |
| dial [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a dial) | marcar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | discar⇒ vtr |
| | The bank manager dialled the numbers on the safe. |
| | El director del banco marcó los números en la caja fuerte. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
dial | dialling |
dial [sb] up,
dial up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (phone) (teléfono) | llamar a vtr + prep |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective or a noun. |
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