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phone

phone

Meaning of phone

device to call or text

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British English/fəʊn/
American English/foʊn/
Russian transcription[tʲɪlʲɪˈfon]
phone
phone - телефон
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phone with Russian translation

phone usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожалуйста, ответь на телефон; возможно, это врач.

Please answer the phone; it might be the doctor.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

У моего телефона села батарея, поэтому я пропустил звонок.

My phone battery died, so I missed the call.

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What's the difference between phone / telephone

🇬🇧English
phone

the most general everyday word for the device

A1Very Often

I left my phone at home.

Я оставил свой телефон дома.

🇬🇧English

more formal than phone; often refers to the device or the system itself

A1Often

Please leave a message on the telephone.

Пожалуйста, оставьте сообщение по телефону.

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How to pronounce phone and what this word means

phone translation: телефон. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce phone

/fəʊn/

phone translation

телефон

phone examples

Please answer the phone; it might be the doctor.

phone transcription

/fəʊn/, /foʊn/

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phone meaning: what does it mean?

device to call or text

phone pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

phone is pronounced as /fəʊn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

phone definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Please answer the phone; it might be the doctor. Translation: Пожалуйста, ответь на телефон; возможно, это врач.

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