handset

• Auriculares con micrófono unidos a un mango o soporte, utilizados en telefonía para hablar y escuchar; también puede referirse al dispositivo telefónico completo que se sostiene en la mano.

A telephone handset comprising a mouthpiece and earpiece attached to a single handle.

1. Telephone componentB1formal

   A telephone device that combines the earpiece and mouthpiece into a single unit, designed to be held in the hand.

   Microteléfono

   • She picked up the handset to answer the call.
   • The handset of the old rotary phone was heavy.
   • He placed the handset back on the cradle after the conversation.

   Sinónimosphonereceiver