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telephone operator
telefonista
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telephone noun

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telephones
teléfono

Example sentences of
telephone noun

  • •I just have to make a quick telephone call before we leave.
  • •You can order the cake over the telephone.
  • •The telephone has been ringing all morning!
  • •She picked up the telephone and dialed the number.
  • •He slammed down the telephone.
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  • •They hired someone to answer the telephones.
  • •All our telephones are cordless.
  • •I left the telephone off the hook.
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operator noun

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operators
operador, -dora

Example sentences of
operator noun

  • •the operator of an automobile
  • •the operator of a nuclear power plant
  • •Call the operator for the phone number.
  • •Operator, please connect me with extension 123.
  • •She's quite an operator—no one else could have gotten them all to agree to the project.
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  • •She's quite an operator-no one else could have gotten them all to agree to the project.
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