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Make a phone call

THE PHONE / LE TÉLÉPHONE 

(Tele)phone Téléphone Cordless telephone Téléphone sans fil Cell phone / mobile (phone) portable Phone box Cabine téléphonique Payphone Téléphone public Phone card Carte de téléphone Top up card Recharge pour portable Landline Ligne fixe Phone book Annuaire téléphonique Yellow pages ® Pages jaunes ®

 

To call appeler To phone Téléphoner (à) To make a phone call Donner un coup de fil To ring Sonner – téléphoner (à) To lift the receiver Décrocher (le combiné) To dial the number Faire (composer) le numéro To dial a wrong number Se tromper de numéro To pick up the phone Décrocher To hang up Raccrocher To call back Rappeler To answer Répondre To send a text message (to) Envoyer un SMS(à) To text Envoyer un SMS (à)

Line Ligne Engaged / busy Occupé(e) Out of order En dérangement Reverse-charge call PCV Long distance call Communication interurbaine Local call Appel local National call Appel national International call Appel international Dialing code Indicatif

Number Numéro Wrong number Faux numéro Speed dial Numérotation abrégée (directory) enquiries Renseignements Message Message Operator Opérateur (trice) Answering machine Répondeur téléphonique

                                      Quelques phrases utiles au téléphone:

bridg speaking!	C'est bridg à l'appareil!
Excuse me, who's speaking (calling)?	Excusez-moi, qui est à l'appareil?
Could you put me through to Lucile?	Pourriez-vous me passer Lucile?
Could I speak (I'd like to speak) to Lucile?	Pourrais-je parler à Lucile?
I can't get through to Lucile's office.	Je n'arrive pas à avoir le bureau de Lucile.
Where can I reach her?	Où puis-je la joindre?
Sorry! I've got a wrong number.	Désolé, j'ai fait un faux numéro.
Can I leave a message?	Puis-je laisser un message?
Can you hold the line?	Pouvez-vous patienter un moment?
Hold the line/ Hold on.	Ne quittez pas.
We were/got cut off.	On a été coupé.
I can't get a signal here.	La réception est mauvaise ici.
My number is one four  two nine six five.	Mon numéro est le 142 965

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