telefonieren

v/i (tele)phone, ring (oder call) up, call; mit jemandem telefonieren auch talk to s.o. on (oder over) the (tele)phone; nach Amerika etc. telefonieren umg. phone to (oder call) the U.S. etc; er telefoniert ständig he’s on the phone all day, he’s never off the phone; darf ich mal telefonieren? may I use the phone (for a moment) (please)?

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to talk over the phone; to call; to phone; to make a call; to telephone

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te|le|fo|nie|ren [telefo'niːrən] ptp telefoniert

1. vi

to make a (tele)phone call

wir haben stundenlang telefoniert — we talked or were on the phone for hours

mit jdm telefoníéren — to speak to sb on the phone

miteinander telefoníéren — to speak (to each other) on the phone

bei jdm telefoníéren — to use sb's phone

es wird entschieden zu viel telefoniert — the phones are definitely used too much

ins Ausland telefoníéren — to make an international call

am Ort telefoníéren — to make a local call

nach Amerika/Hamburg telefoníéren — to call America/Hamburg

er telefoniert den ganzen Tag — he is on the phone all day long

2. vt (inf Sw)

to phone, to ring (up) (Brit), to call

jdm etw telefoníéren — to call or phone and tell sb sth

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1) (to telephone (a person, message or place): I'll phone you this evening.) phone

2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telephone

3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telephone

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[telefoˈni:rən]

vi (das Telefon verwenden)

▪ [mit jdm] \telefonieren to telephone [sb]

mit wem hast du eben so lange telefoniert? who have you just been on the phone to for so long?

▪ [irgendwohin] \telefonieren to telephone [somewhere]

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intransitives Verb make a [tele]phone call

mit jemandem telefonieren — talk to somebody [on the telephone]/be on the telephone to somebody

nach Hause/England telefonieren — phone home/make a [tele]phone call to England

er telefoniert gerade — he is on the phone at the moment

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telefonieren v/i (tele)phone, ring (oder call) up, call;

mit jemandem telefonieren auch talk to sb on (oder over) the (tele)phone;

nach Amerika etc

telefonieren umg phone to (oder call) the U.S. etc;

er telefoniert ständig he’s on the phone all day, he’s never off the phone;

darf ich mal telefonieren? may I use the phone (for a moment) (please)?

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intransitives Verb make a [tele]phone call

mit jemandem telefonieren — talk to somebody [on the telephone]/be on the telephone to somebody

nach Hause/England telefonieren — phone home/make a [tele]phone call to England

er telefoniert gerade — he is on the phone at the moment

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v.

to call (US) v.

to phone (UK) v.

to phone v.

to telephone v.