Telephone in spanish
pronunciation: telefoʊnoʊ part of speech: noun
telephone1 = teléfono.
Example: Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.more:
» answer + a ((tele)phone) call = responder una llamada telefónica.
Example: I heard her police radio squawking in the background and was told to hang on while she answered the call.» by tele(phone) = por teléfono.
Example: If you are making your hotel reservations by phone, be sure to mention that you are with the VRD Conference in order to get the special rate.» cordless telephone = teléfono inalámbrico.
Example: Cordless telephones provide an answer for busy reference librarians who need to consult card catalogues or indexes while dealing with a telephone enquiry = Los teléfonos inalámbricos ofrecen una solución a aquellos bibliotecarios de referencia que están muy ocupados consultando los catálogos o índices para responder a una consulta telefónica.» direct-dial telephone = teléfono de línea directa.
Example: Rooms are equipped with TV, wireless Internet, safety deposit box and and direct-dial telephone.» emergency telephone call = llamada telefónica de emergencia.
Example: This paper describes the failures of the London Ambulance Service system for handling emergency telephone calls.» fixed telephone = teléfono fijo.
Example: In 1998, for the first time worldwide the number of new mobile telephones exceeded the number of new fixed telephones.» mobile telephone = teléfono móvil.
Example: This article considers the extent and cost of mobile telephone crime and fraud, how it is perpetrated, and the potential measures to stop it.» mobile telephone market = mercado de telefonía móvil.
Example: The author attempts to identify the determinants of subscriber churn and customer loyalty in the mobile telephony market.» mobile telephone service = servicio de telefonía móvil.
Example: Mobile telephone service is the fastest-growing technology in Latin America and the Caribbean.» on the telephone = por teléfono.
Example: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.» on the telephone = por teléfono.
Example: Even with a small hearing loss and the best hearing aid, it can be difficult to hear what is said on the telephone.» over the telephone = por teléfono.
Example: She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.» over the telephone lines = por línea telefónica.
Example: At the end of the day, transactions can be sent over the telephone lines to the central computer.» PTT (Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications) = compañía de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones. [Siglas usadas para referirse a todos aquellas empresas que en un país se encargan de ofrecer servicios de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones]
Example: This article discusses how the PTTs (Postal, Telegraphs and Telecommunications administrations) handle information requests, charging policies, and user problems.» put + the (tele)phone down = colgar el teléfono.
Example: 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.» telephone enquiry = consulta telefónica, consulta por teléfono.
Example: Cordless telephones provide an answer for busy reference librarians who need to consult card catalogues or indexes while dealing with a telephone enquiry = Los teléfonos inalámbricos ofrecen una solución a aquellos bibliotecarios de referencia que están muy ocupados consultando los catálogos o índices para responder a una consulta telefónica.» telephone help line = teléfono de asistencia, teléfono de ayuda.
Example: The centre, which has opened a telephone help line, deals mainly with requests for information on the occurrence of salmonella, viral infections, and existing legislation with regard to infectious diseases.» telephone opinion poll = sondeo de opinión por teléfono.
Example: This article presents a reanalysis of data from a national telephone opinion poll of 1,181 US residents conducted in 1991.» telephone pole = poste de teléfonos.
Example: These relays are small and self-contained, and can be mounted on existing telephone poles.» telephone + ring = sonar el teléfono.
Example: Emily Tournquist had just returned to the reference desk when the telephone rang.» touch tone telephone = teléfono de botones.
Example: They've never known a world without touch-tone telephones, VCRs, microwaves, compact discs, personal computers, and the Internet.» white pages telephone directory = guía de teléfonos, guía telefónica, listin de teléfonos, listín telefónico.
Example: In this case a publisher won the right to republish 'white pages' telephone directory information on the basis that there was no originality in the creation of the original directory information.telephone2 = telefónico.
Example: The telephone provokes a range of interesting problems, and one hopes not to offend callers but rather to minimize the distraction of telephone transactions.more:
» cellular telephone = teléfono móvil.
Example: This article describes Bloomington (Illinois) Public Library's (BPL) experience with bookmobile on-line circulation via cellular telephone.» contact telephone number = teléfono de contacto.
Example: There is also available a contact telephone number for matters relating to avian flu.» leased telephone line = línea telefónica dedicada.
Example: Considerable improvements on this figure are possible by making use of special, high-quality leased telephone lines, and by employing sophisticated data-coding methods, in each case at extra cost.» long-distance (tele)phone call = llamada telefónica de larga distancia, conferencia, conferencia telefónica internacional.
Example: Since many libraries already have equipment and software, access to these sorces of information is now available for the cost of a long-distance phone call.» make + telephone call = hacer llamada telefónica.
Example: Some clients many need practical help with writing letters, filling in forms or making a telephone call.» PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) = red telefónica por conmutación.
Example: The Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is being installed in the UK, starting 1984, to replace gradually the present public switched telephone network (PSTN).» switched telephone network = red telefónica conmutada.
Example: It is possible to use dial-up access via the public switched telephone network.» telephone area code = prefijo telefónico.
Example: In a submenu called 'Reference Works' in Gopher, I can find a thesaurus, the latest conditions in Thailand or Egypt, or a directory of telephone area codes.» telephone bill = recibo del teléfono, factura del teléfono.
Example: In the UK, recent surveys indicate that fax messages outnumber postal communications by about 60 per cent, and around 46 per cent of telephone bills can be attributed to fax traffic.» telephone book = directorio telefónico.
Example: Telephone books, office files, and mail order catalogs are all examples of commonly used databases.» telephone booth = cabina de teléfonos, cabina telefónica.
Example: The early telephone booths were manufactured from wood with ornate trim and design.» telephone box = cabina de teléfonos, cabina telefónica.
Example: The handset in the telephone box has been smashed for several weeks now and not mended.» telephone call = llamada telefónica.
Example: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of telephone calls had fallen to an avarage of ten a week.» telephone card = tarjeta telefónica.
Example: A survey of California farm workers reveal a pattern of low access to and availability of telephones and problems in the use of prepaid telephone cards.» telephone charges = tarifa telefónica.
Example: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.» telephone company = compañía de teléfonos.
Example: With respect to the private sector, the education and library community should establish long-term partnerships with telephone, cable, and computer companies.» telephone conferencing = conversación telefónica múltiple. [Conversación telefónica en la que pueden participar varios abonados hablando cada uno desde su teléfono respectivo]
Example: One service of particular interest to many organizations with office or branches on distant sites is telephone conferencing.» telephone directory = guía telefónica, guía de teléfonos, listín telefónico, listín de teléfonos.
Example: If a directory, similar to the telephone directory, is published listing personal keys it becomes possible for a scrambled message to be sent to anyone, which only the intended recipient can unscramble.» telephone exchange = central de teléfonos.
Example: Note the automatic telephone exchange, which has hundreds of thousands of such contacts, and yet is reliable.» telephone fraud = fraude telefónico.
Example: Risk management has to take account of the problems caused by human error, power failure, computer hackers, viruses, intercepted electronic mail and telephone fraud.» telephone handset = auricular del teléfono.
Example: After logging off, the telephone handset is replaced and the equipment switched off.» telephone interview = entrevista telefónica.
Example: Evidence was collected by over 100 telephone interviews with users.» telephone jack = clavija para el teléfono.
Example: You know many libraries have had telephone jacks at the end of the catalog cases and reference people were running around, except they didn't do it very much.» telephone line = línea telefónica.
Example: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.» telephone network = red telefónica.
Example: This may provide an alternative data pathway to the traditional telephone network.» telephone number = número de teléfono.
Example: The telephone number may be entered or changed by typing the number '3'.» telephone service = servicio telefónico.
Example: As noted in earlier chapters, some possible services are already being explored on a smaller scale as 'add-on' options to the telephone service: electronic mail, banking, publishing, etc.» telephone system = red telefónica.
Example: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.» toll free telephone number = número de teléfono de llamada gratuita.
Example: The CMU library has a toll free telephone number to which users can phone at their local rate.» unlisted telephone number = número de teléfono que no está incluido en el directorio telefónico.
Example: Even seemingly innocuous information such as certain television viewing figures or the name of the person who has bought a particular old master at auction or the unlisted telephone number of a famous author is sometimes kept secret.telephone3 = telefonear.
Example: If the borrower has telephoned in a request for a renewal, a character should be typed in the 'Renewal only' field.more:
» telephone collect = llamar a cobro revertido.
Example: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.