dial

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• UK, US: /ˈdaɪ.əl/
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• UK, US: [ˈdaɪ.əɫ]
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• rhymes with -aɪəl
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• CMU ARPABET: D AY1 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: D AY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial'; from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis (“daily, concerning the day”), because of its use in telling the time of day, from Latin diēs (“day”). Compare Spanish dial and día (“day”).

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥōḡtā) — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Bulgarian: цифербла́т (ciferblát) — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Czech: ciferník — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Danish: urskive — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Finnish: asteikko — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• French: cadran — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• German: Zifferblatt — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Irish: diail — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Māori: mataine — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Polish: tarcza — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Romanian: cadran — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Romanian: scală — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Russian: цифербла́т (ciferblát) — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Spanish: dial — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Welsh: deial — graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves
• Arabic: مُؤَشِّر (muʔaššir) — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥōḡtā) — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Chinese Mandarin: 刻度盤 /刻度盘 (kèdùpán) — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Danish: kanalvælger — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Dutch: kanaalkiezer — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Finnish: kanavanvalitsin — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Irish: diail — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Romanian: scală — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Russian: цифербла́т (ciferblát) — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Welsh: deial — panel on a radio; knob that is turned to change the wavelength
• Arabic: مِزْوَل (mizwal) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Arabic: مُدَرَّجَة (mudarraja) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥōḡtā) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Bulgarian: телефо́нна ша́йба (telefónna šájba) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Chinese Mandarin: 撥號盤 /拨号盘 (bōhàopán) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Czech: rotační číselnice — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Danish: drejeskive — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Dutch: kiesschijf — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Finnish: valintalevy — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• French: cadran — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• German: Wählscheibe — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• German: Nummernschalter — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• German: Nummernscheibe — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Hebrew: חוּגָה (khugá) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Hungarian: telefontárcsa — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Irish: diail — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Italian: disco combinatore — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Japanese: ダイヤル (daiyaru) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Korean: 다이얼 (daieol) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Norwegian Bokmål: tallskive — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Persian: شمارهگیر (šomâre-gir) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Polish: tarcza — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Russian: диск (disk) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Russian: номеронабира́тель (nomeronabirátelʹ) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Russian: набо́рный диск (nabórnyj disk) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Spanish: dial — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Swedish: nummerskiva — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Ukrainian: диск (dysk) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Ukrainian: номеронабира́ч (nomeronabyráč) — disk with finger holes on a telephone
• Finnish: naamataulu — person's face
• French: bouille — person's face
• French: tronche — person's face
• Russian: табло́ (tabló) — person's face
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܚܲܘܸܓ݂ (ḥawwiḡ) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Azerbaijani: yığmaq — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Azerbaijani: zəng etmək — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Azerbaijani: zəng vurmaq — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Bulgarian: наби́рам (nabíram) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Chinese Mandarin: 撥 /拨 (bō) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Chinese Mandarin: 打電話 /打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Danish: ringe — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Danish: taste — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Finnish: soittaa — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• French: composer — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• French: signaler — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• German: wählen — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Hebrew: חייג \ חִיֵּג (khiyeg) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Hindi: मिलाना (milānā) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Hungarian: tárcsáz — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Irish: diailigh — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Japanese: 電話をかける (denwa o kakeru) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Korean: 전화를 걸다 (jeonhwa-reul geolda) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Polish: wykręcić — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Polish: wybrać — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Portuguese: discar — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Romanian: forma — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Russian: набира́ть (nabirátʹ) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Russian: набра́ть (nabrátʹ) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Russian: звони́ть (zvonítʹ) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Russian: позвони́ть (pozvonítʹ) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Scottish Gaelic: comharraich — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Spanish: marcar — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Spanish: discar — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Swedish: slå — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Turkish: aramak — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Urdu: ملانا (milānā) — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Vietnamese: quay — to select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone
• Bulgarian: пока́звам (pokázvam) — tо read (a clock)