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phon (unit of apparent loudness)
noun

phone◼◼◼nom {m}

phone [phoned, phoning, phones] (to call (someone) on the telephone)
verb
[UK: fəʊn]
[US: ˈfoʊn]

téléphoner◼◼◼verbe

appeler◼◼◻verbeJohn phoned. = John a appelé.

phone [phones] (speech segment)
noun
[UK: fəʊn]
[US: ˈfoʊn]

phone◼◼◻nom {m}

phone in (to fulfill a responsibility with a minimum effort)
verb

faire le service minimumverbe

phone sex (erotic or sexual telephone conversation between two or more people)
noun
[UK: fəʊn seks]
[US: ˈfoʊn ˈseks]

téléphone rose◼◼◼nom {m}

phone up (to contact by telephone)
verb

téléphoner◼◼◼verbe

phonecard (a chargecard used to pay for telephone calls)
noun
[UK: fˈəʊnkɑːd]
[US: fˈoʊnkɑːrd]

télécarte◼◼◼nom {f}

phoneme [phonemes] (indivisible unit of sound)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊ.niːm]
[US: ˈfoʊ.niːm]

phonème◼◼◼nom {m}

phonemic (relating to phonemes)
adjective
[UK: fəʊ.ˈniː.mɪk]
[US: fə.ˈniː.mɪk]

phonémique◼◼◼adjectifEnglish spelling is not phonemic. = L'orthographe de l'anglais n'est pas phonémique.

phonemic merger (phenomenon in which two different phonemes merge)
noun

convergencenom {f}

phonemic split (phenomenon in which a single phoneme diverges)
noun

scissionnom {f}

phonemically (in terms of phonemes)
adverb
[UK: fəʊ.ˈniː.mɪk.l̩i]
[US: fə.ˈniː.mɪk.l̩i]

phonémiquement◼◼◼adverbe

phonendoscope [phonendoscopes] (a form of stethoscope used in auscultation)
noun
[UK: fˈəʊnəndˌɒskəʊp]
[US: fˈoʊnəndˌɑːskoʊp]

phonendoscope◼◼◼nom {m}

phonetic (linguistics: relating to phones)
adjective
[UK: fə.ˈne.tɪk]
[US: fə.ˈne.tɪk]

phonétique◼◼◼adjectifEsperanto is a completely phonetic language. = L'espéranto est une langue totalement phonétique.

phonetic (relating to sounds of spoken language)
adjective
[UK: fə.ˈne.tɪk]
[US: fə.ˈne.tɪk]

phonétique◼◼◼adjectifEsperanto is a completely phonetic language. = L'espéranto est une langue totalement phonétique.

phonetic erosion noun

érosion phonétiquenom {f}

phonetically (in the way it sounds)
adverb
[UK: fə.ˈne.tɪk.l̩i]
[US: fə.ˈne.tɪk.l̩i]

phonétiquement◼◼◼adverbeEsperanto is written phonetically with an alphabet of 28 letters. = L'espéranto s'écrit phonétiquement grâce à un alphabet de 28 lettres.

phonetician [phoneticians] (person who specializes in phonetics)
noun
[UK: ˌfəʊ.nɪ.ˈtɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌfoʊ.nə.ˈtɪʃ.n̩]

phonéticien◼◼◼nom {m}

phonéticiennenom {f}

phonétistenom {m} nom {f}

phonetics (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols)
noun
[UK: fə.ˈne.tɪks]
[US: fə.ˈne.tɪks]

phonétique◼◼◼nom {f}

Phoney War proper noun
[UK: ˈfəʊ.ni wɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfoʊ.ni ˈwɔːr]

drôle de guerre◼◼◼nom {f}

phonic adjective
[UK: ˈfɒ.nɪk]
[US: ˈfɑː.nɪk]

phonique◼◼◼adjectif

phono- (relating to sound)
adjective

phono-◼◼◼adjectif

phono-semantic compound (a type of Chinese character)
noun

idéo-phonogrammenom {m}

phonogram [phonograms] ((linguistics) character or symbol)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊ.nə.ɡræm]
[US: ˈfoʊ.nə.ɡræm]

phonogramme◼◼◼nom {m}

phonography (transcription of speech using symbol)
noun
[UK: fəʊ.ˈnɒ.ɡrə.fɪ]
[US: foʊ.ˈnɑː.ɡrə.fiː]

phonographie◼◼◼nom {f}

phonolitic adjective
[UK: fˌɒnəlˈɪtɪk]
[US: fˌɑːnəlˈɪɾɪk]

phonolitiqueadjectif

phonological (of or relating to phonology)
adjective
[UK: ˌfəʊ.nə.ˈlɒ.dʒɪk.l̩]
[US: ˌfoʊ.nə.ˈlɑː.dʒɪk.l̩]

phonologique◼◼◼adjectif

phonology [phonologies] (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages)
noun
[UK: fəʊ.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒi]
[US: fə.ˈnɒ.lə.dʒi]

phonologie◼◼◼nom {f}

phonologist [phonologists] (person who specializes in phonology)
noun
[UK: fəʊ.ˈnɑː.lə.dʒɪst]
[US: fə.ˈnɑː.lə.dʒɪst]

phonologue◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}

phonometer [phonometers] (instrument)
noun
[UK: fəʊ.ˈnɒ.mɪ.tə]
[US: fə.ˈnɑː.mɪ.tər]

phonomètrenom {m}

phonon [phonons] (quantum of acoustic energy)
noun

phonon◼◼◼nom {m}

phononic (relating to the study of phonons)
adjective

phononiqueadjectif

phonophobia (fear of sounds)
noun
[UK: fˌɒnəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: fˌɑːnəfˈoʊbiə]

phonophobie◼◼◼nom {f}

phonosemantic (CJKV characters with a semantic and a phonetic)
adjective

phono-sémantique◼◼◼adjectif

phonotactics (branch of phonology)
noun
[UK: ˌfəʊ.nəʊ.ˈtæk.tɪks]
[US: ˌfəʊ.nəʊ.ˈtæk.tɪks]

phonotactique◼◼◼nom {f}

phony (fraudulent; fake)
adjective
[UK: ˈfəʊ.ni]
[US: ˈfoʊ.ni]

faux◼◼◼adjectif
{m}

contrefait◼◻◻adjectif
{m}

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