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Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

tel. abbreviation (telephone) tel.

Pocket Oxford Italian Dictionary © 2006 Oxford University Press:

telephone /ˡtelɪfəʊn/ noun telefono m;
be on the ~ avere il telefono;
(be telephoning) essere al telefono transitive verb telefonare a intransitive verb telefonare

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'telephone' found in these entries:

English:

answer - beep - bug - chatline - cordless telephone - get - hallo - have - pip - tap - tel. - telephone answering service - telephone book - telephone booking - telephone booth - telephone call - telephone conversation - telephone directory - telephone helpline - telephone message - telephone number - telephone tapping - touch-tone

Italian:

cabina - centrale - centralinista - elenco - guida - intercettazione - radiotelefono - recapito - rubrica - servizio - tariffa - tastiera - Telecom Italia - telefono

telephone: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
telephone	n	(for making calls)	telefono nm
You can use the black telephone to make calls.
Puoi usare il telefono nero per telefonare.
Additional Translations
telephone	vi	(make a call)	telefonare vi ⇒
Are you going to come over, or are you just going to telephone?
Verrai di persona o telefonerai soltanto?
telephone	vtr	(call sb)	telefonare vi ⇒
They telephoned us to tell us that they arrived home safely.
Ci hanno telefonato per dirci che sono arrivati a casa in salvo.
telephone	vtr	(send by telephone)	telefonare vtr ⇒
She telephoned the price data instead of sending it by mail.
Ci hanno telefonato i dati dei prezzi invece di mandarceli via mail.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
automatic telephone			telefono automatico
by telephone	adv	(by means of a phone call)	per telefono avv
Voglio essere contattato per telefono.
desk telephone			telefono da tavolo
dial telephone	n	(phone with a dial, not push-buttons)	telefono a disco nm
In the 1960s, the dial telephone was widely replaced by the touch tone telephone, which provided more efficiency in dialing.
Oramai da molti anni non ci sono più telefoni a disco ma solo a tastiera.
on the telephone			al telefono avv
public telephone			telefono pubblico
telephone area		(telecomm.)	zona telefonica
telephone bell		(telecomm.)	suoneria telefonica
telephone book		(telecomm.)	elenco telefonico
telephone booth		(telecomm.)	cabina telefonica
telephone box		(telecomm.)	cabina telefonica
telephone cable		(telecomm.)	cavo del telefono
telephone call		(telecomm.)	telefonata nf
telephone case		(telecomm.)	portatelefono pubblico
telephone cord		(telecomm.)	filo del telefono
telephone desk			tavolino del telefono
telephone directory		(telecomm.)	elenco telefonico
telephone exchange		(telecomm.)	centralino telefonico
telephone extension		(telecomm.) telefono, numero diretto	interno
telephone holder		(telecomm.)	portatelefono nm
telephone jack		(telecomm.)	presa del telefono
telephone line		(telecomm.)	linea telefonica
telephone man		(telecomm.)	tecnico del telefono
telephone market		(telecomm.)	mercato della telefonia
telephone number		(telecomm.)	numero telefonico
telephone office		(telecomm.)	ufficio telefonico
telephone operator		(telecomm.)	telefonista nmf
telephone plug		(telecomm.)	presa del telefono
telephone pole		(telecomm.)	polo telefonico
telephone receiver		(telecomm.)	ricevitore telefonico
telephone relay		(telecomm.)	collegamento telefonico
telephone set		(telecomm.)	apparecchio telefonico
telephone stand		(telecomm.)	portatelefono nm
telephone support		(telecomm.)	portatelefono nm
telephone switch		(telecomm.)	commutatore telefonico
telephone switchboard		(telecomm.)	centralino telefonico
telephone table			tavolino del telefono
telephone terminal		(telecomm.)	terminale telefonico
telephone wire		(telecomm.)	cavo del telefono
wall telephone			telefono a muro
wireless telephone		(telecom.)	telefono senza fili
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'telephone' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'telephone':

A user use a service likes to take a telephone call
after hours telephone number/daytime telephone number
American telephone numbers
Answer the telephone
Answering telephone
broken telephone game (Chinese Whispers)
But he didn't know about the telephone calls.
Co-op bank - telephone banking
Extension (telephone)
I have been without my telephone for a few days
I would like to telephone you
I would prefer to telephone the hotel
I´ll send you an sms but not from my telephone number
I'll give your telephone number to Marco
I'm available for a telephone call if required
in addtion to various email and telephone
Many of whom I have spoken to only by telephone
Mr. Telephone Man
please respond to this email with a confirmation of your telephone
ringing telephone
Robocalls are recorded telephone messages
Switched telephone network voice
telephone
Telephone conversations
telephone interruptions
Telephone numbers
Telephone shower or hand shower
telephone tag
telephone tone v pulse
There's someone on the telephone who is asking for you
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