telefone

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) telephone
2. (masculine) telephone number

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,present,singular,subjunctive,third-person) inflection of telefonar:
2. (form-of,imperative,singular,third-person) inflection of telefonar:

Hyphenated as

te‧le‧fo‧ne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/te.leˈfo.ni/

Etymology

Borrowed from English telephone or French téléphone. By surface analysis, tele- + -fone.

Sentences

Eu fiquei para ouvir algo no nosso telefone no escritório .

I stayed to hear something on our phone in the office.

Um cara de construção com seu capacete está falando no telefone .

A construction guy with his helmet is talking on the phone.