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teléfono

telephone

noun teh-LEH-foh-noh Less Common

Origin: From Greek tēle- (far) + phōnē (voice).

Usage Note

Teléfono refers to the telephone as a device or number; número de teléfono is a phone number and teléfono móvil is a mobile phone. In casual speech, móvil (Spain) or celular (Latin America) replaces teléfono móvil. The verb telefonear or llamar por teléfono means to phone someone.

Examples

"¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?"

Natural Translation

What is your phone number?

Literal Translation

Which is your number of telephone?

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