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1 phone book
noun (a telephone directory: Look up his number in the phone book.) -
2 phone
[fəun] 1. noun(a telephone: We were talking on the phone.) sími2. verb(to telephone (a person, message or place): I'll phone you this evening.) hringja í- phone booth
- phone box
- phone call
- phonecard
- phone up -
3 get hold of
1) (to manage to speak to: I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.) ná í, ná sambandi2) (to get, buy or obtain: I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.) ná í, útvega -
4 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) komast til/á/að2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) teygjast/ná í/til3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) ná í, teygja sig (eftir)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) ná sambandi við5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) ná2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) þægileg fjarlægð; steinsnar2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) seilingarfjarlægð3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) beinn kafli fljóts
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phone book — ☆ phone book n. Informal TELEPHONE BOOK … English World dictionary
phone book — ► NOUN ▪ a telephone directory … English terms dictionary
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phone book */ — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms phone book : singular phone book plural phone books a book containing lists of names of people, businesses, and organizations, in alphabetical order, with their addresses and phone numbers … English dictionary
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ˈphone ˌbook — noun [C] a book that contains lists of names of people, businesses, and organizations with their addresses and phone numbers Syn: telephone directory … Dictionary for writing and speaking English