telephone

• جهاز يستخدم لنقل الصوت وخاصة الكلام لمسافة بعيدة، وذلك عادة بتحويل الموجات الصوتية إلى إشارات كهربائية.

A device used for transmitting sound, especially speech, over distances, typically by converting sound waves into electrical signals.

1. Communication deviceA1formal

   A device used for transmitting voice and sound over distances, typically using wires or wireless signals.

   هاتف

   • She answered the telephone on the first ring.
   • The telephone rang while we were having dinner.
   • He picked up the telephone to call his mother.

   المرادفاتhandsetphone

2. System of communicationA2formal

   The system or network that enables voice communication between people in different locations.

   الهاتف

   • The telephone network was down due to the storm.
   • They communicated via telephone for years before meeting.
   • The invention of the telephone revolutionized communication.

   المرادفاتphone systemtelephone systemtelephony

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إجراء مكالمة هاتفية أو التواصل مع شخص ما عبر الهاتف.

A verb used to indicate the act of calling or communicating with someone using a telephone.

1. Call someoneA2formal

   To contact someone using a telephone.

   الاتصال هاتفياً

   • She telephoned her mother to say she would be late.
   • He telephoned the office to confirm the appointment.
   • I will telephone you as soon as I arrive.

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2. Communicate by phoneA2formal

   To speak to someone over the telephone.

   التحدث عبر الهاتف

   • They telephoned each other every evening.
   • The manager telephoned the client to discuss the contract.
   • Please telephone the doctor if your symptoms worsen.

   المرادفاتbuzzcalldialphoneringring up