 | English  | German | |
 | desk {adj} [attr.] [e.g. calendar, phone, telephone] | 13 Tisch- [Schreibtisch-] [z. B. Kalender, Telefon, Apparat] | |
| telecom. Goodbye! [telephone] | Auf Wiederhören! | |
| Verbs |
| telecom. to call [telephone] | 1529 anrufen | |
| to tap sth. [barrel, tree, telephone, etc.] | 1085 etw.Akk. anzapfen [Fass, Baum, Telefon usw.] | |
| telecom. to phone [telephone] | 821 anrufen | |
| telecom. to ring sb. [telephone] [Br.] | 544 jdn. anrufen | |
| to man sth. [power station, pump, gun, telephone, etc] | 379 etw.Akk. bedienen | |
| to crackle [twigs, telephone line] | 287 knacken [Holz, knistern] | |
| to buzz [Am.] [coll.] [to telephone] | 157 anrufen | |
| telecom. to replace sth. [telephone handset / receiver] | 137 etw.Akk. auflegen [den Telefonhörer] | |
| to disconnect sth. [telephone, electricity, gas, etc.] | 96 etw.Akk. abstellen [das Telefon, den Strom, das Gas etc.] | |
| telecom. to answer [telephone] | 69 abnehmen [einen Anruf annehmen; ursprünglich: den Telefonhörer abnehmen] | |
| telecom. to buzz [Am.] [coll.] [to telephone] | 21 durchklingeln [ugs.] [nordd.] [anrufen] | |
| to answer [telephone] | rangehen [ugs.] | |
| to buzz [fig.] [telephone lines, wires, etc.] | heiß laufen [Telefonleitungen, -drähte usw.] | |
| Nouns |
| bell [door, telephone etc.] | 497 Klingel {f} | |
| static [radio, telephone] | 254 Rauschen {n} | |
| ring [telephone call] | 229 Anruf {m} [Telefonanruf] | |
| jobs telecom. operator [telephone / switchboard operator] | 160 Telefonist {m} | |
| telecom. cradle [of a telephone] | 114 Gabel {f} | |
| telecom. extension <ext.> [telephone] | 106 Apparat {m} <App.> [Nebenanschluss] | |
| telecom. hook [telephone cradle] | 49 Gabel {f} | |
| crackle [of twigs, telephone line] | 43 Knacken {n} | |
| telecom. trunk [telephone line] | 37 Amt {n} [veraltend] [Amtsleitung] | |
| cord [electrical or telephone] | 23 Leitung {f} | |
| ecol. electr. telecom. tapping [e.g. resources, telephone] | 23 Anzapfen {n} [ugs.] | |
| telecom. burr [of a telephone] | 22 Summton {m} | |
| jobs telecom. operator [female] [telephone / switchboard operator] | 22 Telefonistin {f} | |
| blower [Br.] [coll.] [telephone] | 14 Quasselstrippe {f} [ugs.] [Telefon] | |
| ring [telephone call] | 14 Telefonanruf {m} | |
| telecom. carrier [telephone company] | 13 Netzbetreiber {m} | |
| telecom. cordless [cordless telephone] | 9 Schnurlostelefon {n} | |
| telecom. exchange [telephone exchange] | 7 Fernsprechamt {n} | |
| telco [coll.] [erroneously referring to a meeting over the telephone] | 7 Telko {f} [ugs.] [Telefonkonferenz] | |
| telecom. hook [cradle of a telephone] | 6 Telefongabel {f} | |
| 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] | |
