radio in English: A machine that plays music, news and talk sent through the air. (noun)

Translation

A machine that plays music, news and talk sent through the air.

Word origin

Short for radiotelegraphy, from Latin radius, meaning a ray or beam, because the sound travels out in rays.

Gender

Pluralradios

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"Radio" here means the machine itself.

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We say "on the radio", not "in the radio".

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"Radios" is the plural form.

music

Pleasant sounds made by singing or by playing instruments.

news

New facts about things that have just happened.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

listen

To pay attention to a sound with your ears.

phone

A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages.

announcer

A person whose job is to give news and information on the radio or on television.

channel

One television or radio station that you can choose to watch or listen to.

television

A box with a screen that shows programmes and films; the short form is TV.

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