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telephone zelfstandig naamwoord
1 telephone Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds:— I talked to him on the telephone.
synoniemen: phone , telephone set .
Roget 534 :
messenger ,
envoy ,
emissary ,
legate ;
nuncio ,
internuncio † ;
ambassador
etc.
(diplomatist)
758 .
marshal ,
flag bearer ,
herald ,
crier ,
trumpeter ,
bellman † ,
pursuivant † ,
parlementaire [Fr.] ,
apparitor † .
courier ,
runner ;
dak † ,
estafette † ;
Mercury ,
Iris ,
Ariel † .
commissionaire [Fr.] ;
errand boy ,
chore boy ;
newsboy .
mail ,
overnight mail ,
express mail ,
next-day delivery ;
post ,
post office ;
letter bag ;
delivery service ;
United Parcel Service ,
UPS ;
Federal Express ,
Fedex .
telegraph ,
telephone ;
cable ,
wire
(electronic information transmission);
carrier pigeon .
[person reporting news]
(news)
532
reporter ,
gentleman of the press ,
representative of the press ;
penny-a-liner ;
special correspondent ,
own correspondent ;
spy ,
scout ;
informer
etc.
527 .
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Roget 418 :
hearing
etc.
v.;
audition ,
auscultation ;
eavesdropping ;
audibility .
acute ear ,
nice ear ,
delicate ear ,
quick ear ,
sharp ear ,
correct ear ,
musical ear ;
ear for music .
ear ,
auricle ,
lug ,
acoustic organs ,
auditory apparatus ;
eardrum ,
tympanum ,
tympanic membrane .
[devices to aid human hearing by amplifying sound]
ear trumpet ,
speaking trumpet ,
hearing aid ,
stethoscope .
[distance within which direct hearing is possible]
earshot ,
hearing distance ,
hearing ,
hearing range ,
sound ,
carrying distance .
[devices for talking beyond hearing distance: list]
telephone ,
phone ,
telephone booth ,
intercom ,
house phone ,
radiotelephone ,
radiophone ,
wireless ,
wireless telephone ,
mobile telephone ,
car radio ,
police radio ,
two-way radio ,
walkie-talkie [Mil.] ,
handie-talkie ,
citizen's band ,
CB ,
amateur radio ,
ham radio ,
short-wave radio ,
police band ,
ship-to-shore radio ,
airplane radio ,
control tower communication ;
(communication)
525 ,
527 ,
529 ,
531 ,
532 ;
electronic devices
[devices for recording and reproducing recorded sound],
phonograph ,
gramophone ,
megaphone ,
phonorganon † .
[device to convert sound to electrical signals]
microphone ,
directional microphone ,
mike ,
hand mike ,
lapel microphone .
[devices to convert recorded sound to electronic signals]
phonograph needle ,
stylus ,
diamond stylus ,
pickup ;
reading head
(electronic devices).
hearer ,
auditor ,
listener ,
eavesdropper ,
listener-in .
auditory ,
audience .
[science of hearing]
otology ,
otorhinolaryngology .
[physicians specializing in hearing]
otologist ,
otorhinolaryngologist .
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Nederlands: hoe gaat het?, telefoon, telefoontoestel Pools: aparat, aparat telefoniczny, telefon
2 telephone Transmitting speech at a distance.
synoniem: telephony .
Nederlands: telefonie Pools: telefonia
werkwoord
1 telephone Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone.
synoniemen: call , call up , phone , ring .
Roget 527 :
tell ;
inform ,
inform of ;
acquaint ,
acquaint with ;
impart ,
impart to ;
make acquaintance with ,
apprise ,
advise ,
enlighten ,
awaken ;
transmit .
let fall ,
mention ,
express ,
intimate ,
represent ,
communicate ,
make known ;
publish
etc.
531 ;
notify ,
signify ,
specify ,
convey the knowledge of .
let one know ,
have one to know ;
give one to understand ;
give notice ;
set before ,
lay before ,
put before ;
point out ,
put into one's head ;
put one in possession of ;
instruct
etc.
(teach)
537 ;
direct the attention to
etc.
457 .
announce ,
annunciate ;
report ,
report progress ;
bringword † ,
send word ,
leave word ,
write word ;
telegraph ,
telephone ;
wire ;
retail ,
render an account ;
give an account
etc.
(describe)
594 ;
state
etc.
(affirm)
535 .
[disclose inadvertently or reluctantly]
let slip ,
blurt out ,
spill the beans ,
unburden oneself of ,
let off one's chest ;
disclose
etc.
529 .
show cause ;
explain
etc.
(interpret)
522 .
hint ;
given an inkling of ;
give a hint ,
drop a hint ,
throw out a hint ;
insinuate ;
allude to ,
make allusion to ;
glance at ;
tip the wink
etc.
(indicate)
550 ;
suggest ,
prompt ,
give the cue ,
breathe ;
whisper ,
whisper in the ear .
give a bit of one's mind ;
tell one plainly ,
tell once for all ;
speak volumes .
undeceive † ,
unbeguile † ;
set right ,
correct ,
open the eyes of ,
disabuse ,
disillusion one of .
be informed of
&c.;
know
etc.
490 ;
learn
etc.
539 ;
get scent of ,
get wind of ,
gather from ;
awaken to ,
open one's eyes to ;
become alive ,
become awake to ;
hear ,
overhear ,
understand .
come to one's ears ,
come to one's knowledge ;
reach one's ears .
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Nederlands: aanbellen, aanschellen, bellen
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: blower , buzz , call , call box , call up , carbon telephone , coin telephone , desk telephone , dial , dial telephone , extension , give a ring , handset , hang up , hold the phone , horn , listen in , make a call , mouthpiece , pay station , phone , public telephone , push-button telephone , radiotelephone , receiver , ring , ring off , ring up , telephone booth , telephone engineering , telephone extension , telephone mechanics , telephone receiver , telephonics , telephony , transmitter , wall telephone , wireless telephone ... meer laten zien .
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