TELECOM1 nounfón masc1 c m uguthán masc1 c m uteileafón masc1 c m uto talk to sb on the phonelabhairt le duine ar an bhfón, labhairt le duine ar an nguthánanswer the phone!freagair an fón!, freagair an guthán!she's on the phonetá sí ar an bhfón, tá sí ar an ngutháncordless phoneguthán gan sreangphone linelíne fóin, líne theileafóin2 verb
TRANSITIVEglaoigh ar PhrV c m uscairt ar c m uglao gutháin a chur arscairt ghutháin a chur ar
suffix LINGthey're hispanophonesis cainteoirí Spáinnise iad, labhraíonn siad Spáinnisanglophone countriestíortha ina labhraítear an Béarla
phrases
to pick up the phone
informalan fón a thógáilan guthán a thógáil
phrasal verbs
phone ahead
(v + adv) INTRANSITIVEglaoigh roimh réscairt roimh ré
phone around
(also
phone round
) (v + adv)
INTRANSITIVEglaoigh timpeallscairt thart c m u
TRANSITIVEglaoigh ar PhrV c m uscairt ar c m uhe phoned round his matesghlaoigh sé ar a chairde
phone back
(v + adv)
TRANSITIVEglaoigh ar ais ar c m uscairt ar ais ar c m uscairt a chur ar ais arglao a chur ar ais arshe phoned me backghlaoigh sí ar ais orm
INTRANSITIVEglaoigh ar ais c m uscairt ar ais c m uscairt a chur ar aisglao a chur ar aishe never phones backní ghlaonn sé ar ais riamh
phone in
1 (v + adv) make contact INTRANSITIVEglaoigh isteach c m uscairt isteach c m u2 (v + adv) relay TRANSITIVEglaoigh isteach lescairt isteach lecomplaints can be phoned inis féidir glaoch isteach le gearáin, is féidir gearáin a sheoladh isteach ar an bhfón3 (v + adv) THEAT, CINE, TV-RAD, pejorative (US) of performance, role TRANSITIVEhe phoned in his partbhí sé an-lag sa pháirt
