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phone meaning in French

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megaphone [megaphones] (portable device used to amplify a person's voice)
noun
[UK: ˈme.ɡə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈme.ɡəˌfoʊn]

porte-voix◼◼◻nom {m}

portevoix◼◻◻nom {m}

membranophone (instrument)
noun
[UK: mˈembrənˌɒfəʊn]
[US: mˈembrənˌɑːfoʊn]

membraphonenom {m}

microphone [microphones] (transducer of sound waves to electricity)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪk.rə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈmaɪk.rə.foʊn]

microphone◼◼◼nom {m}The microphone is dead. = Le microphone est mort.

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}

morphophoneme (underlying phonemic structure of a morpheme)
noun
[UK: mˈɔːfəfˌəʊniːm]
[US: mˈɔːrfəfˌoʊniːm]

morphophonème◼◼◼nom {m}

morphonèmenom {m}

morphophonemic (relating to morphophonemes or morphophonemics)
adjective
[UK: mˌɔːfəfənˈemɪk]
[US: mˌɔːrfəfənˈemɪk]

morphophonémique◼◼◼adjectif

Persephone (Greek goddess)
proper noun
[UK: pəsˈefəni]
[US: pɚsˈefəni]

Perséphone◼◼◼nom {f}

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

décrocher◼◼◼verbe

public telephone noun
[UK: ˈpʌ.blɪk ˈte.lɪ.fəʊn]
[US: ˈpʌ.blɪk ˈte.ləˌfoʊn]

téléphone public◼◼◼nom {m}

radiotelephone (device)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪ.dɪəʊ ˈte.lɪ.fəʊn]
[US: ˈreɪ.diˌo.ʊ ˈte.ləˌfoʊn]

radiotéléphone◼◼◼nom {m}

rotary phone (rotary dial telephone)
noun

téléphone à cadran◼◼◼nom {m}

Russophone (Russian-speaking)
adjective

russophone◼◼◼adjectif

Russophone (someone who speaks Russian)
noun

russophone◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}

saxophone [saxophones] (a musical instrument of the woodwind family)
noun
[UK: ˈsæk.sə.fəʊn]
[US: ˈsæk.səˌfoʊn]

saxophone◼◼◼nom {m}Where is my saxophone? = Où est mon saxophone ?

Sinophone (a speaker of Chinese)
noun

sinophone◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}

Sinophone (speaking Chinese)
adjective

sinophone◼◼◼adjectif

smartphone (electronic handheld device)
noun
[UK: ˈsmɑːtfəʊn]
[US: ˈsmɑːtfəʊn]

smartphone◼◼◼nom {m}I want a new smartphone! = Je veux un nouveau smartphone !

téléphone intelligent◼◼◻nom {m}

ordiphone◼◻◻nom {m}

supertéléphonenom {m}

soprano saxophone (saxophone smaller than alto)
noun

saxophone soprano◼◼◼nom

sousaphone (brass instrument)
noun
[UK: ˈsuː.zə.ˌfəʊn]
[US: ˈsuː.zəˌfoʊn]

soubassophone◼◼◼nom {m}

stylophone (small synthesizer operated using a stylus)
noun

stylophone◼◼◼nom {m}

Swedophone (speaker of Swedish)
noun

suécophonenom {m} nom {f}

suédophonenom {m} nom {f}

svécophonenom {m} nom {f}

Swedophone (Swedish-speaking)
adjective

suécophoneadjectif

suédophoneadjectif

svécophoneadjectif

telephone [telephoned, telephoning, telephones] (to call someone)
verb
[UK: ˈte.lɪ.fəʊn]
[US: ˈte.ləˌfoʊn]

téléphoner◼◼◼verbeHis telephone rang. = Son téléphone sonna.

appeler◼◼◻verbeI will telephone you later on. = Je t'appelle plus tard.

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