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phone meaning in French

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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}

-phone (device that makes a sound)

-phone◼◼◼

-phone (speaker of a certain language)

-phone◼◼◼

-phone (type of sound)

-phone◼◼◼

aerophone (musical instrument)
noun
[UK: ˈeə.rə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈe.rəˌfoʊn]

aérophone◼◼◼nom

allophone [allophones] (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.lə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈæ.ləˌfoʊn]

allophone◼◼◼nom {m}

allophone (of a language neither English nor French)
adjective
[UK: ˈæ.lə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈæ.ləˌfoʊn]

allophone◼◼◼adjectif

allophone (of a language other than that spoken by the majority)
adjective
[UK: ˈæ.lə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈæ.ləˌfoʊn]

allophone◼◼◼adjectif

allophone [allophones] (person whose mother tongue is neither English nor French)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.lə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈæ.ləˌfoʊn]

allophone◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}

allophone [allophones] (person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.lə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈæ.ləˌfoʊn]

allophone◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}

Anglophone (English-speaking)
adjective
[UK: ˈæŋ.ɡlə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈæŋ.ɡləfoʊn]

anglophone◼◼◼adjectif

Anglophone (one who speaks English)
noun
[UK: ˈæŋ.ɡlə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈæŋ.ɡləfoʊn]

anglophone◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}

arameophone adjective

araméophoneadjectif

archiphoneme (a unit representing underlying phonemes)
noun

archiphonèmenom {m}

Banglaphone (Bengali-speaking)
adjective

banglaphoneadjectif

Banglaphone (one who speaks Bengali)
noun

banglaphonenom {m} nom {f}

baritone saxophone (brass instrument)
noun

saxophone baryton◼◼◼nom

Batavophone (Dutch speaker)
noun

néerlandophonenom

Berberophone noun

berbérophonenom {m} nom {f}

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