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I mi:nz noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) middel, måte- by means of
- by no means II mi:nz noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) (penge)midler, pengermiddelsubst. flt. \/miːnz\/1) middel, midler, måte, verktøy (overført)2) utvei, mulighet• there is\/are no means of learning what has happened3) midler, pengemidler, formue, ressursermin private formue var\/ble kraftig redusertby all means eller by all manner of means for all del, selvsagt, selvfølgelig, naturligvis på alle mulige måter til enhver prisby any means på noen måte, på noen som helst måte• can it be done by any means?• is he by any means educated?by fair means or foul med det gode eller det ondeby means of ved hjelp av, gjennomby means of doing something gjennom å gjøre noe, ved å gjøre noeby no means ikke i det hele tattdisse varene er på ingen måte tilfredsstillende for all del, slett ikke, overhodet ikke, langt ifra• am I in the way? By no means!by some means or other på en eller annen måteby someone's means med noens hjelp, takket være noenby this means på denne måtenfind (the) means to do something finne en mulighet for å gjøre noe, lykkes med å gjøre noefoul means ulovlige midler, uhederligindependent means privatformue, egne pengerlive beyond one's means leve over evnelive within one's means sette tæring etter næringthe means of grace nådemidlenemeans of living\/subsistence eksistensmiddel, eksistensmidlermeans of production produksjonsmiddelmeans of support forsørgelsesmuligheter, eksistensgrunnlaga means to an end middel for å nå måleta person of means en formuende person, en person med formueuse underhand means\/methods gå bakveier, bruke uærlige midlerways and means midler og veier utvei, løsningwithout means uten midler, ubemidlet -
2 come across as etc someone or something
expr infmlHe comes across as quite a nice person really — Он производит впечатление приятного молодого человека
He comes across as someone who means what he says — Он, похоже, слов на ветер не бросает
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > come across as etc someone or something
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3 palm someone off with something
expr infmlThey palmed me off with vague promises — Они отделались от меня, гуманно что-то пообещав
I don't believe he means to do the job. He keeps palming me off with promises — Я не верю, что он сделает эту работу. Он просто кормит меня обещаниями
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > palm someone off with something
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4 used as a reply and a sort of sarcastic reaction to someone's (superfluous) curiosity, and means: I will not explain anything to you or tell you anything too much knowledge makes the head bald
Пословица: всё будешь знать, скоро состаришься, много будешь знать, скоро состаришьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > used as a reply and a sort of sarcastic reaction to someone's (superfluous) curiosity, and means: I will not explain anything to you or tell you anything too much knowledge makes the head bald
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5 used as a reply and a sort of sarcastic reaction to someone's curiosity, and means: I will not explain anything to you or tell you anything too much knowledge makes the head bald
Пословица: (superfluous) всё будешь знать, скоро состаришься, (superfluous) много будешь знать, скоро состаришьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > used as a reply and a sort of sarcastic reaction to someone's curiosity, and means: I will not explain anything to you or tell you anything too much knowledge makes the head bald
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1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon; telefon-2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) ringe til2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) ringe efter3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) ringe•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon; telefon-2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) ringe til2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) ringe efter3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) ringe•- telephone booth
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1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefone2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonar2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonar3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonar•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *tel.e.phone[t'elifoun] n telefone. he is on the telephone / ele está ao telefone. • vt+vi telefonar. cellular telephone/ pushbutton telephone telefone celular. cordless telephone telefone sem fio. on the telephone por telefone. over the telephone pelo telefone. press-button telephone telefone de teclas. telephone answering machine secretária eletrônica. to ring someone up on the telephone telefonar para alguém. to telephone someone a thing comunicar alguma coisa a alguém pelo telefone. -
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1. 'telifəun noun((often abbreviated to phone) foun an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; (also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) teléfono
2. foun verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonear, llamar por teléfono2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonear, llamar por teléfono3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonear, llamar por teléfono, hacer una llamada•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange
telephone1 n teléfonotelephone2 vb telefonear / llamar por teléfonotr['telɪfəʊn]1 teléfono1 telefonear, llamar por teléfono1 hacer una llamada telefónica\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be on the telephone (have a phone) tener teléfono 2 (be speaking) estar al teléfono, hablar por teléfonoyou're wanted on the telephone te llaman por teléfonotelephone book guía telefónicatelephone box / telephone booth cabina telefónicatelephone call llamada telefónicatelephone directory guía telefónicatelephone exchange central nombre femenino telefónicatelephone number número de teléfonotelephone operator telefonista nombre masulino o femenino: llamar por teléfono a, telefoneartelephone vi: telefonear: teléfono mn.• aparato s.m.• teléfono (Teléfono) s.m.v.• llamar (por teléfono) v.• telefonear v.'teləfəʊn, 'telɪfəʊn
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noun teléfono mover the telephone — por teléfono; (before n) <message, line> telefónico; < company> de teléfonos, telefónico
telephone number — (número m de) teléfono, fono m (Chi)
telephone operator — operador, -dora m,f, telefonista mf; see also phone I
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transitive verb telefonear, llamar por teléfono a, hablarle a (Méx)
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telephone vi telefonear, hablar (Méx)['telɪfǝʊn]I'll telephone for a taxi/an ambulance — telefonearé or llamaré para pedir un taxi/para que venga una ambulancia, llamaré a un taxi/a una ambulancia; see also phone II
1.N teléfono mto be on the telephone — (=be connected) tener teléfono; (=be speaking) estar hablando por teléfono
2.VI telefonear3.VT llamar por teléfono, telefonear4.CPDtelephone answering machine N — contestador m automático
telephone book N — = telephone directory
telephone booth (US), telephone box (Brit) N — cabina f telefónica
telephone call N — llamada f (telefónica)
telephone directory N — guía f telefónica
telephone exchange N — central f (telefónica); (private) centralita f (Sp), conmutador m (LAm)
telephone kiosk N — = telephone box
telephone number N — número m de teléfono, fono m (Chile)
telephone operator N — telefonista mf
telephone pole N — (US) poste m telegráfico
telephone sex N — teléfono m erótico
telephone subscriber N — abonado(-a) m / f telefónico(-a)
telephone tapping N — intervención f telefónica
telephone warning N — aviso m telefónico
telephone wires NPL — hilos mpl telefónicos
* * *['teləfəʊn, 'telɪfəʊn]
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noun teléfono mover the telephone — por teléfono; (before n) <message, line> telefónico; < company> de teléfonos, telefónico
telephone number — (número m de) teléfono, fono m (Chi)
telephone operator — operador, -dora m,f, telefonista mf; see also phone I
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transitive verb telefonear, llamar por teléfono a, hablarle a (Méx)
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1. 'telifəun noun((often abbreviated to phone) foun an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon2. foun verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonere2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonere til3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) nå over telefonen•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchangetelefon--------telefonereIsubst. \/ˈtelɪfəʊn\/telefon• will you answer the telephone, pleasebe on the telephone bruke telefonen, være i telefonen, snakke i telefonen ( britisk) være koplet til et telefonsystem, være tilgjengelig på telefon, ha telefonby\/over the telephone per telefon, over telefon, på telefonunlisted telephone number hemmelig telefonnummerIIverb \/ˈtelɪfəʊn\/1) telefonere (til), ringe (til), prate på telefon (med)2) ringe opp3) gi (beskjed) over telefontelephone for ringe etter -
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1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) sími2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) hringja í2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) hringja í3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) hringja til•- telephone booth
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- telephone directory
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telefon* * *1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonál2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonál3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonál•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
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n. telefon————————v. telefon etmek, telefonda söylemek* * *1. telefon et (v.) 2. telefon (n.)* * *1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefon etmek2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefon etmek3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefon etmek•- telephone booth, telephone box
- telephone directory
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1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon; telefonski2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonirati2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonirati3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonirati•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *I [télifoun]nountelefonat the telephone — pri telefonu, pri aparatuby telephone — po telefonu, telefoničnoto be on the telephone — biti pri telefonu; imeti telefonski aparat, biti telefonski naročnikto ring s.o. up on the telephone — telefonično koga poklicati, telefonirati komuII [télifoun]transitive verbtelefonirati (kaj), javiti telefonično, poklicati koga po telefonu; govoriti po telefonu, telefonirati -
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• soittaa• soittaa puhelimella• puhelin• käyttää puhelinta* * *1. 'telifəun noun((often abbreviated to phone) foun an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) puhelin2. foun verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) soittaa2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) järjestää puhelimitse3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) soittaa puhelimella•- telephone booth
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I 1. ['telɪfəʊn]nome telefono m.2.on o over the telephone al telefono; to be on the telephone (connected) avere il telefono; (talking) essere al telefono; to answer the telephone — rispondere al telefono
modificatore [conversation, message, survey] telefonico; [ engineer] delle telecomunicazioniII 1. ['telɪfəʊn]verbo transitivo telefonare a, contattare, chiamare [person, organization]; trasmettere per telefono [instructions, message]2.verbo intransitivo telefonare* * *1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefono; di telefono, telefonico2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonare2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonare3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonare•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *I 1. ['telɪfəʊn]nome telefono m.2.on o over the telephone al telefono; to be on the telephone (connected) avere il telefono; (talking) essere al telefono; to answer the telephone — rispondere al telefono
modificatore [conversation, message, survey] telefonico; [ engineer] delle telecomunicazioniII 1. ['telɪfəʊn]verbo transitivo telefonare a, contattare, chiamare [person, organization]; trasmettere per telefono [instructions, message]2.verbo intransitivo telefonare -
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1. nounTelefon, das; attrib. Telefon-[public] telephone — öffentlicher Fernsprecher (Amtsspr.); [öffentliches] Telefon
answer the telephone — Anrufe entgegennehmen; (on one occasion) ans Telefon gehen; (speak) sich melden
be on the telephone — (be connected to the system) Telefon haben; (be speaking) telefonieren (to mit)
be wanted on the telephone — am Telefon verlangt werden; attrib.
2. transitive verbtelephone answering machine — Anrufbeantworter, der
anrufen; telefonisch übermitteln [Nachricht, Ergebnis usw.] (to Dat.)3. intransitive verbtelephone the office/telephone home — im Büro/zu Hause anrufen
telephone for a taxi/the doctor — nach einem Taxi/dem Arzt telefonieren
can we telephone from here? — können wir von hier aus telefonieren?
* * *1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) das Telefon; Telefon...2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to( someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) anrufen2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonieren3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonieren•- academic.ru/73900/telephonist">telephonist- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *tele·phone[ˈtelɪfəʊn, AM -əfoʊn]I. nto pick up the \telephone das Telefon abnehmen [o abheben▪ by \telephone per Telefon, telefonisch▪ on the \telephone am Telefonwe were on the \telephone together for an hour wir telefonierten eine Stunde lang miteinanderto be wanted on the \telephone am Telefon verlangt werdenII. vtIII. vi telefonierento \telephone long-distance ein Ferngespräch führen\telephone booking telefonische Buchung* * *['telɪfəʊn]1. nTelefon nt, Fernsprecher (form) mthere's somebody on the telephone for you, you're wanted on the telephone — Sie werden am Telefon verlangt
we arranged it by telephone or over the telephone — wir haben es telefonisch vereinbart
to shout down the telephone — ins Telefon brüllen
2. vtanrufen; message, reply telefonisch mitteilen or übermittelnhe telephoned the news ( through) to his mother —
would you telephone the office to say... telephone this number for further information — würden Sie im Büro or das Büro anrufen und sagen... weitere Informationen unter folgender Telefonnummer, für weitere Informationen rufen Sie bitte diese Nummer an
3. vianrufen, telefonieren; (= make telephone call) telefonierento telephone for an ambulance/a taxi — einen Krankenwagen/ein Taxi rufen
* * *telephone [ˈtelıfəʊn]A s Telefon n:by telephone telefonisch, fernmündlich;on the telephone telefonisch, durch das oder am Telefon;a) Telefon(anschluss) haben, telefonisch erreichbar sein,b) am Telefon sein;she is on the telephone (at the moment) sie telefoniert gerade;over the telephone durch das oder per TelefonB v/tI have been telephoning him all evening ich versuche schon den ganzen Abend, ihn telefonisch zu erreichenC v/i telefonieren, anrufen:telephone for a taxi ein Taxi rufenD adj fernmündlich, telefonisch (Bestellung, Reservierung etc)tel. abk1. telegram2. telegraph4. telephone Tel.teleph. abk1. telephone Tel.2. telephony* * *1. nounTelefon, das; attrib. Telefon-[public] telephone — öffentlicher Fernsprecher (Amtsspr.); [öffentliches] Telefon
answer the telephone — Anrufe entgegennehmen; (on one occasion) ans Telefon gehen; (speak) sich melden
over or on the telephone — am Telefon
speak or talk to somebody on the or by telephone — mit jemandem telefonieren
be on the telephone — (be connected to the system) Telefon haben; (be speaking) telefonieren (to mit)
be wanted on the telephone — am Telefon verlangt werden; attrib.
2. transitive verbtelephone answering machine — Anrufbeantworter, der
anrufen; telefonisch übermitteln [Nachricht, Ergebnis usw.] (to Dat.)3. intransitive verbtelephone the office/telephone home — im Büro/zu Hause anrufen
telephone for a taxi/the doctor — nach einem Taxi/dem Arzt telefonieren
* * *n.Fernsprechapparat m.Telefon -e n. v.telefonieren v. -
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['tɛlɪfəun] 1. ntelefon m2. vt 3. vitelefonować (zatelefonować perf), dzwonić (zadzwonić perf)to be on the telephone — ( talking) rozmawiać przez telefon; ( possess phone) mieć telefon
* * *1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon,2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonować, dzwonić2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonować, dzwonić3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonować, dzwonić•- telephone booth
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1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefons2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonēt, zvanīt pa telefonu2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) pasūtīt/ziņot pa telefonu3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) sazvanīt; dabūt savienojumu•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange* * *telefons; telefonēt; uzstādīt telefona aparātu -
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1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefonas2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) paskambinti (telefonu)2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) pranešti/užsakyti telefonu3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) paskambinti į•- telephone booth
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n. telefon (apparat som överför samtal på större avstånd genom elektriska ledningar)--------v. ringa, telefonera* * *1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefon2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) telefonera, ringa2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) telefonera, ringa3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) telefonera (ringa) till•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange
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means — [[t]mi͟ːnz[/t]] ♦♦ 1) N COUNT: with supp A means of doing something is a method, instrument, or process which can be used to do it. Means is both the singular and the plural form for this use. The move is a means to fight crime... The army had… … English dictionary
means — /mi:nz/ noun plural means 1 METHOD (C) a method, system, object etc that you use as a way of achieving a result (+ of): What would be the most effective means of advertising our product? | means of transport BrE /transportation AmE: We had no… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Means, motive, and opportunity — In US Criminal law, means, motive, and opportunity is a popular cultural summation of the three aspects of a crime needed to convince a jury of guilt in a criminal proceeding. Respectively, they refer to: the ability of the defendant to commit… … Wikipedia
