(often abbreviated to phone
) [foun]
an instrument
for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone/on the telephone; (also adjective)a telephone number/operator.
az: telefon
ru: телефон, телефонный
♦ verb (often abbreviated to phone [foun])
1 to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone
: I’ll telephone you tomorrow.
az: zəng etmək
ru: звонить
2 to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I’ll telephone for a taxi.
az: telefon açmaq, zəng etmək
ru: передавать, вызывать по телефону
3 to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: What’s the code if you want to telephone England from Australia?
az: telefon çalmaq
ru: связываться по телефону
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionarya book containing a list of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all the people with telephones in a particular area: Look them up in the telephone directory.
az: telefon kitabçası
ru: телефонный справочник
English-Azerbaijani dictionarya kind of tube containing lenses through which distant objects appear closer: He looked at the ship through his telescope.
az: teleskop
ru: телескоп
♦ verb
to push or be pushed together so that one part slides inside another, like the parts of a closing telescope: The crash telescoped the railway coaches.
az: bir-birinə girmək
ru: врезаться (друг в друга)