How do you use "telephone" in a sentence?

The telephone rang just as I was leaving. Please telephone the office if you're going to be late. She answered the telephone on the third ring.

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Q: What does "telephone" mean?

A device for speaking with someone at a distance The word 'telephone' refers to the device used for voice communication over distances. As a verb, it means to call someone using a telephone. While 'phone' is more common in everyday speech, 'telephone' is still used in formal contexts.

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Significado: A device for speaking with someone at a distance

电话

teléfono; telefonear

電話；電話をかける

전화; 전화를 걸다

The word 'telephone' refers to the device used for voice communication over distances. As a verb, it means to call someone using a telephone. While 'phone' is more common in everyday speech, 'telephone' is still used in formal contexts.

「telephone」指用于远距离语音通信的设备。作为动词，意为用电话给某人打电话。虽然'phone'在日常用语中更常见，但'telephone'在正式场合仍被使用。

La palabra «telephone» se refiere al dispositivo usado para la comunicación de voz a distancia. Como verbo, significa llamar a alguien usando un teléfono. Aunque «phone» es más común en el habla cotidiana, «telephone» todavía se usa en contextos formales.

「telephone」は、遠距離での音声通信に使用される機器を指します。動詞としては、電話を使って誰かに電話をかけることを意味します。日常会話では「phone」がより一般的ですが、「telephone」はフォーマルな場面でまだ使用されています。

'telephone'은 먼 거리에서 음성 통신에 사용하는 장치를 가리킵니다. 동사로는 전화기를 사용하여 누군가에게 전화하는 것을 뜻합니다. 일상적인 대화에서는 'phone'이 더 흔하지만, 격식체에서는 여전히 'telephone'이 사용됩니다.

Ejemplos

The telephone rang just as I was leaving.
我正要离开时电话响了。
El teléfono sonó justo cuando me iba.
出かけようとしたとき、電話が鳴りました。
막 나가려던 참에 전화가 울렸습니다.
Please telephone the office if you're going to be late.
如果你要迟到，请打电话给办公室。
Por favor, telefonee a la oficina si va a llegar tarde.
遅れる場合は、オフィスに電話してください。
늦을 경우에는 사무실로 전화해 주세요.
She answered the telephone on the third ring.
她在第三声铃响时接了电话。
Ella contestó el teléfono al tercer timbrazo.
彼女は3回目のコールで電話に出ました。
그녀는 세 번째 벨 소리에 전화를 받았습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

Coined from Greek 'tēle' (far) + 'phōnē' (voice, sound). First used in the 1830s for various sound-transmitting devices before Alexander Graham Bell patented his telephone in 1876.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

The word comes from Greek 'tele' (far) and 'phone' (voice). Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone in 1876, though the invention's true origin is disputed.

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