What does telefono in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word telefono in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use telefono in Italian.

The word telefono in Italian means telephone, shower head, call, ring up, on the phone, hang up, ring, the phone is ringing, the phone is ringing but there's no answer, leave your telephone number, give your telephone number, phone number, speak on the phone, talk on the phone, answer the phone, answer the phone, cell phone, mobile phone, landline, public telephone, satellite phone, cordless phone, toy phone. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word telefono

telephone

sostantivo maschile (apparecchio per comunicare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il telefono sta squillando.
The telephone is ringing.

shower head

sostantivo maschile (informale (erogatore della doccia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Credo che il telefono della doccia sia rotto.
I think the shower head is broken.

call, ring up

verbo intransitivo (parlare al telefono)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Hai telefonato ad Andrea per chiedergli a che ora passa?
Did you call Andrea to ask him what time he's coming over?

on the phone

hang up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (terminare la telefonata)

"Ci sentiamo presto!", disse Claudia e attaccò il telefono.
"Speak soon!", said Claudia and she hung up.

ring

(quick phone call)

the phone is ringing

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

the phone is ringing but there's no answer

(telephone)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

leave your telephone number, give your telephone number

phone number

speak on the phone, talk on the phone

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Parlò al telefono per ore, cercando di far ragionare la madre.
She talked on the phone for hours trying to make her mother see sense.

answer the phone

answer the phone

verbo intransitivo (accettare telefonata)

cell phone, mobile phone

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

landline

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sempre meno famiglie scelgono di mantenere il telefono fisso.
Less and less families are choosing to keep a landline.

public telephone

satellite phone

cordless phone

sostantivo maschile (apparecchiatura: cordless)

toy phone

sostantivo maschile (gioco per bambini)

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