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noun
- An electronic device used for calling people (often shortened to phone).
Translations: - Dutch: telefoon(nl)m
- French: téléphone(fr)m
- German: Telefon , Telephon , Fernsprecher
- Italian: telefono(it)m
- Spanish: teléfono(es)m
verb (telephon, ing)
- to call someone; to make someone's telephone ring using one's own telephone
Translations: - Dutch: telefoneren
- French: téléphoner(fr)
- German: telephonieren
- Spanish: telefonar, llamar por teléfono
Etymology: From French téléphone < Greek - ("distant") + ("voice", "sound").
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