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There is no life without a phone. It is a fact. On services for learning English, a lot of attention is paid to phrases and expressions for communicating on the phone . They are really useful and appropriate for different situations: when you need to leave a message, ask someone to the phone, spell out a first or last name, etc. However, in the pursuit of conversational phrases, many people forget about the basic words - single verbs, adjectives, nouns - associated with the use of the phone. Let's try to study them in detail. For convenience, we have collected all the words on the topic "Phone" in a table.
Table 1. A set of English expressions on the topic "Telephone"
|
Word |
Transcription |
Translation |
|
answer |
ˈɑːnsə |
answer a phone call |
|
busy |
ˈbɪzi |
busy |
|
call (up) |
kɔːl (ʌp) |
call |
|
call back |
kɔːl bæk |
call back |
|
caller |
ˈkɔːlə |
caller |
|
call in sick |
kɔːlɪn sɪk |
call and take sick leave (from work, from school) |
|
call someone collect |
kɔːlˈsʌmwʌn kəˈlɛkt |
call at the expense of the interlocutor |
|
cut off |
kʌtɒf |
disconnect |
|
dial |
ˈdaɪəl |
dial |
|
disconnect |
ˌdɪskəˈnɛkt |
disconnect |
|
engaged |
ɪnˈgeɪʤd |
busy |
|
get |
gɛt |
1. pick up the phone 2. get through |
|
get through |
gɛt θruː |
get through |
|
give someone a bell / a buzz / a ring |
gɪv ˈsʌmwʌn ə bɛl / ə bʌz / ə rɪŋ |
call |
|
hang up |
hæŋʌp |
hang up |
|
hold |
həʊld |
wait on the line |
|
jam |
ʤæm |
overload (telephone line, traffic) |
|
jammed |
ʤæmd |
overloaded |
|
make a (phone) call |
meɪk eɪ (fəʊn) kɔːl |
call |
|
misdial |
misdial |
get the wrong number |
|
on hold |
ɒnhəʊld |
In standby |
|
on the line |
ɒn ðə laɪn |
by phone |
|
phone back |
fəʊn bæk |
call back |
|
phone in |
fəʊnɪn |
1. call for work
|
|
phone round |
fəʊn raʊnd |
ring up |
|
ping |
pɪŋ |
contact by phone or email. mail |
|
pocket-dial |
ˈpɒkɪt-ˈdaɪəl |
accidentally dial a number when the phone is in your bag or pocket |
|
put on |
pʊtɒn |
hang up someone |
|
or |
or |
|
|
put the phone down |
pʊt ðə fəʊn daʊn |
hang up |
|
put through |
pʊt θruː |
unite |
|
redial |
ˌriːˈdaɪəl |
dial the number again |
|
reverse the charges |
rɪˈvɜːs ðə ˈʧɑːʤɪz |
call at the expense of the interlocutor |
|
ring (up) |
rɪŋ (ʌp) |
call |
|
ring back |
rɪŋ bæk |
call back |
|
ring off |
rɪŋ ɒf |
hang up |
|
ring round |
rɪŋ raʊnd |
ring up |
|
ring through |
rɪŋ θruː |
call within the same building |
