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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 [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. |