el
/teˈlefono/
Translation
telephone, phone
Word origin
A 19th-century coinage from Greek tele ('far off') and phone ('voice, sound'), formed on the model of other tele- compounds.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- tele + phone
- English cognates
- telephone, phone, telegraph
Grammar
Examples
.
I left my phone at home this morning.
.
You can talk to me by phone or by email.
sonó .
The phone rang three times before she picked it up.
cargando .
I left my phone charging all night.
.
My phone has not worked since yesterday's storm.
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