telephone call

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Noun1.telephone call - a telephone connectiontelephone call - a telephone connection; "she reported several anonymous calls"; "he placed a phone call to London"; "he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call"
telephony, telephone - transmitting speech at a distance
call-back - a return call
collect call - a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for
call-in - a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program
crank call - a hostile telephone call (from a crank)
local call - a telephone call made within a local calling area
long distance, long-distance call, trunk call - a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I talked to her by long distance"
conference call - a telephone call in which more than two people participate
wake-up call - a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels); "she left a wake-up call for 7 a.m."
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Translations
telefonski klic

telephone call

ntelefonata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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