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-phone meaning in French

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-phone (device that makes a sound)

-phone◼◼◼

-phone (speaker of a certain language)

-phone◼◼◼

-phone (type of sound)

-phone◼◼◼

burn phone (mobile phone used for only a short time and then thrown away so that the owner cannot be traced)
noun

téléphone graveurnom {m}

can I use your phone (can I use your phone?)
phrase

puis-je utiliser votre téléphone ?◼◼◼phrase

flip phone (mobile telephone with a hinged top that is flipped open)
noun

téléphone à clapet◼◼◼nom {m}

International Phonetic Alphabet (standardized symbols for speech)
proper noun
[UK: ˌɪnt.ə.ˈnæʃ.n̩.əl fə.ˈne.tɪk ˈæl.fə.bet]
[US: ˌɪnt.r̩.ˈnæʃ.n̩.əl fə.ˈne.tɪk ˈæl.fə.ˌbet]

alphabet phonétique international◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

mobile phone (portable telephone)
noun
[UK: ˈməʊ.baɪl fəʊn]
[US: ˈmoʊ.baɪl ˈfoʊn]

mobile◼◼◼nom {m}

téléphone mobile◼◼◼nom {m}

cellulaire◼◼◻nom {m}

[France] téléphone portablenom
{m} Plortable {m}

[Belgium] GSM (note: often used for mobile phones that are not technically GSM)nom {m}

[Canada] téléphone cellulairenom {m}

[colloquial]nom {m}

[Switzerland] natelnom {m}

pick up the phone (to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call)
verb

décrocher◼◼◼verbe

rotary phone (rotary dial telephone)
noun

téléphone à cadran◼◼◼nom {m}

what's your phone number (what's your phone number?)
phrase

quel est votre numéro de téléphone ? [formal]◼◼◼phrase

quel est ton numéro de téléphone ? [informal]◼◼◼phrase