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phone /fəʊn/ noun telefono m;
be on the ~ avere il telefono;
(be phoning) essere al telefono transitive verb telefonare a ■ phone back transitive verb richiamare ■ phone in intransitive verb telefonare al lavoro;
he ~d in sick ha telefonato [al lavoro] per dire che è ammalato ■ phone up intransitive verb telefonare transitive verb dare un colpo di telefono a

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'phone' found in these entries:

English:

3G - ADSL - Bluetooth - business call - buzz - call screening - call waiting - cardphone - car phone - cellular phone - chatline - coin box - cordless - fascia - headset - mobile - mobile phone - over - phone book - phone box - phone call - phone-in - phone link - phone number - reverse charge [phone-]call - smartphone - teleworking - text - tinkle - top-up card - unlock - unobtainable - view phone - WAP

Italian:

apparecchio - cabina - cellulare - che - citofono - communicazione - cordless - guida - numero - per - potere - radiotelefono - telefonare - telefonata - telefonicamente - telefonico - telefonino - telefono - videocitofono - videotelefono

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
phone	n	(telephone)	telefono nm
She answered the phone when it was ringing.
Ha risposto al telefono quando ha suonato.
phone	vtr	(make a telephone call)	telefonare vi ⇒
She phoned me yesterday.
Mi ha telefonato ieri.
Additional Translations
phones	n	(headphones) cuffie stereo	cuffie nfpl
I couldn't hear the doorbell because I had my phones on, listening to music.
Non ho sentito il campanello perché avevo le cuffie per sentire la musica.
phone	vi	(make telephone calls)	telefonare vi ⇒
		telefonare una notizia, un messaggio, comunic	telefonare vtr ⇒
She phoned yesterday.
Ha telefonato ieri.
New: Ha telefonato l'orario di arrivo della zia.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
call on the entrance phone			citofonare v
entry phone		home	citofono nm
hold the phone			smettere di fare quello in cui si è attualmente impegnati; finirla
make phone calls			fare telefonate
mobile phone			cellulare, telefonino
on the phone			telefonicamente adv
pay phone			telefono a gettoni
phone back		telefonare	richiamare vtr ⇒
phone book			rubrica telefonica
phone book		(list of telephone subscribers)	elenco abbonati telefonici nm
phone book		(telephone book)	elenco telefonico nm
phone book		(telephone directory)	agenda telefonica nf
phone call			telefonata
phone number			numero di telefono
phone number		recapito telefonico	recapito nm
phone up			telefonare a vi
phone-in		(program by phone)	programma via telefono nm
phone-in		(audience by phone)	pubblico per telefono nm
tap sb's phone			intercettare il telefono di qualcuno
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'phone' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'phone':

"Send" button on a cell phone
a bar phone
answer phone message
breakdown of the phone number
Business phone number
By which phone number one can reserve the room in the hotel?
Cell Phone Elbow
Cell Phone Plan
Cellulare / Mobile phone
Day phone
Did you find your phone?
Does s/he have jumpy cell phone habits?
Flashing a phone Memory
forwarding phone calls
Go ahead, give out your phone number randomly
hang up the phone
Have him phone the hospital
He was standing and the internal phone was piping
hello - on phone
Hi, it's xxxx ( phone call)
I am not available to pick up the phone right now
I am writing to follow up on our phone conversation
I called today and some girl picked up the phone. Who was that?
I can't talk on the phone right now
I did not have your correct cell phone number.
I don't know if there is a problem with your phone
I don't really use my girlfriends phone
I gotta screen my phone calls
I have no credit on my phone
I have tried to call your mobile phone
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