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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesappel téléphonique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: apɛl telɛfɔnik
"Il a reçu un appel téléphonique important."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act of speaking to someone on a telephone.
"She had to step outside to take an important phone call." - 2
A connection established over a telecommunication network for verbal communication.
"The international phone call was surprisingly clear."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'phone', a shortened form of 'telephone' derived from Greek tēle ('far') and phōnē ('voice'), with 'call', originating from Old Norse kalla ('to cry out or summon'). The compound emerged in the late 19th century with the invention and commercialization of telephonic communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phone call" is said worldwide
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appel téléphonique
Transliteration: apɛl telɛfɔnik
"Il a reçu un appel téléphonique important."
Anruf
Transliteration: anruːf
"Ich warte auf einen wichtigen Anruf."
telefonata
Transliteration: telefoˈnata
"Ho ricevuto una telefonata da Roma."
llamada telefónica
Transliteration: ʎamaˈða teleˈfonika
"Tengo que hacer una llamada telefónica."
chamada telefônica
Transliteration: ʃaˈmada teleˈfɔnikɐ
"Ele atendeu a chamada telefônica rapidamente."
फ़ोन कॉल
Transliteration: phon call
"मुझे एक ज़रूरी फ़ोन कॉल आया है।"
电话
Transliteration: diànhuà
"我接了一个重要的电话。"
전화 통화
Transliteration: jeonhwa tonghwa
"중요한 전화 통화가 있습니다."
電話
Transliteration: denwa
"大切な電話がかかってきました。"
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