 | English  | German |  |
 | desk {adj} [attr.] [e.g. calendar, phone, telephone] | 12 Tisch- [Schreibtisch-] [z. B. Kalender, Telefon, Apparat] |  |
 | telecom. Goodbye! [telephone] | Auf Wiederhören! |  |
Verbs |
 | telecom. to call [telephone] | 1503 anrufen |  |
 | to tap sth. [barrel, tree, telephone, etc.] | 1067 etw.Akk. anzapfen [Fass, Baum, Telefon usw.] |  |
 | telecom. to phone [telephone] | 814 anrufen |  |
 | telecom. to ring sb. [telephone] [Br.] | 538 jdn. anrufen |  |
 | to man sth. [power station, pump, gun, telephone, etc] | 373 etw.Akk. bedienen |  |
 | to crackle [twigs, telephone line] | 280 knacken [Holz, knistern] |  |
 | to buzz [Am.] [coll.] [to telephone] | 154 anrufen |  |
 | telecom. to replace sth. [telephone handset / receiver] | 134 etw.Akk. auflegen [den Telefonhörer] |  |
 | to disconnect sth. [telephone, electricity, gas, etc.] | 84 etw.Akk. abstellen [das Telefon, den Strom, das Gas etc.] |  |
 | telecom. to answer [telephone] | 67 abnehmen [einen Anruf annehmen; ursprünglich: den Telefonhörer abnehmen] |  |
 | telecom. to buzz [Am.] [coll.] [to telephone] | 21 durchklingeln [ugs.] [nordd.] [anrufen] |  |
 | to buzz [fig.] [telephone lines, wires, etc.] | heiß laufen [Telefonleitungen, -drähte usw.] |  |
Nouns |
 | bell [door, telephone etc.] | 482 Klingel {f} |  |
 | static [radio, telephone] | 249 Rauschen {n} |  |
 | ring [telephone call] | 224 Anruf {m} [Telefonanruf] |  |
 | jobs telecom. operator [telephone / switchboard operator] | 160 Telefonist {m} |  |
 | telecom. cradle [of a telephone] | 110 Gabel {f} |  |
 | telecom. extension <ext.> [telephone] | 106 Apparat {m} <App.> [Nebenanschluss] |  |
 | telecom. hook [telephone cradle] | 49 Gabel {f} |  |
 | crackle [of twigs, telephone line] | 44 Knacken {n} |  |
 | telecom. trunk [telephone line] | 38 Amt {n} [veraltend] [Amtsleitung] |  |
 | cord [electrical or telephone] | 23 Leitung {f} |  |
 | jobs telecom. operator [female] [telephone / switchboard operator] | 22 Telefonistin {f} |  |
 | ecol. electr. telecom. tapping [e.g. resources, telephone] | 21 Anzapfen {n} [ugs.] |  |
 | telecom. burr [of a telephone] | 18 Summton {m} |  |
 | ring [telephone call] | 14 Telefonanruf {m} |  |
 | blower [Br.] [coll.] [telephone] | 13 Quasselstrippe {f} [ugs.] [Telefon] |  |
 | telecom. carrier [telephone company] | 13 Netzbetreiber {m} |  |
 | telecom. cordless [cordless telephone] | 9 Schnurlostelefon {n} |  |
 | telecom. exchange [telephone exchange] | 6 Fernsprechamt {n} |  |
 | telecom. hook [cradle of a telephone] | 6 Telefongabel {f} |  |
 | telco [coll.] [erroneously referring to a meeting over the telephone] | 6 Telko {f} [ugs.] [Telefonkonferenz] |  |
 | telecom. extension [telephone number of an internal telephone] | 5 Anschlussnummer {f} [Nummer eines bestimmten Apparats in einem Sammelanschluss] |  |
 | admin. ecol. [telephone hotline for controlled waste disposal] | Misttelefon {n} [österr.] [bes. Wien] |  |
 | telecom. cordless [cordless telephone] | schnurloses Telefon {n} |  |
 | jobs telecom. operator [female] [telephone operator] | Telephonistin {f} [alt] |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | telecom. Good-bye! [telephone, radio show] | Auf Wiederhören! |  |
 | hung up {adj} {past-p} [telephone] | aufgehängt |  |
 | put through {adj} {past-p} [on the telephone] | durchgestellt |  |
 | sb. hangs up [telephone] | jd. legt auf [Fernsprecher] |  |
 | admin. with priority {adv} [e.g. road, telephone connection] | mit Vorrang [z. B. Straße, Telefonanschluss] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to agree (with sb.) [on a future position or course of action, e.g., \"we agreed to arrange the details by telephone\"] | (mit jdm.) so verbleiben [z.B. \"wir sind so verblieben, dass wir das Nähere telefonisch klären wollten\"] |  |
 | to buzz (shrilly) [alarm clock, telephone etc.] | schnarren |  |
 | to hang on [telephone] | dranbleiben [ugs.] |  |
 | to hang on [telephone] | am Apparat bleiben |  |
 | to hang up [end a telephone call by placing the handset in the cradle] | abhängen [veraltend] [den Telefonhörer auflegen] |  |
 | telecom. to hang up [telephone] | auflegen [das Telefongespräch beenden] |  |
 | telecom. to hang up [telephone] | einhängen [veraltend] [hist. auch konkret den Telefonhörer an seinen Haken hängen] |  |