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To pick up the receiver of a telephone, generally with the intention of making a phone call.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- These deals won't last, so don't wait! Pick up the phone and dial Big Harry today! He'll find the perfect car for you!
- If you ever need help, all you've gotta do is pick up the phone and give me a call.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hang up
To answer an incoming telephone call.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She dialed nervously, praying that Grandma would pick up the phone and everything would turn out OK.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hang up
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
رَفَعَ السَّمَّاعَة
(rafaʕa as-sammāʕa)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Chinese Cantonese:
接電話 /接电话
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Chinese Cantonese:
聽電話 /听电话
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Chinese Mandarin:
拿起電話 /拿起电话
(náqǐ diànhuà)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Chinese Mandarin:
接電話 /接电话
(jiē diànhuà)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Finnish:
vastata puhelimeen
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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French:
décrocher
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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German:
den Hörer abnehmen
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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German:
abheben
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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German:
abnehmen
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Japanese:
電話に出る
(denwa ni deru)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Japanese:
受話器を取る
(juwaki o toru)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Korean:
전화를 받다
(jeonhwa-reul batda)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Korean:
전화를 들다
(jeonhwa-reul deulda)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Norwegian Bokmål:
ta telefonen
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Polish:
odbierać telefon
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Polish:
odebrać telefon
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Portuguese:
atender (o telefone)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Russian:
брать тру́бку
(bratʹ trúbku)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Russian:
взять тру́бку
(vzjatʹ trúbku)
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Spanish:
contestar el teléfono
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
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Swedish:
svara i telefonen
— to pick up the receiver of a telephone to answer a call
