Polyglot Dictionary

telegram

/ˈtɛləɡræm/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
telegrams

Meaning

  1. telegrama

    • He sends a telegram home.

      Envía un telegrama a casa.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

wire

Close, in older usage — "send a wire" means send a telegram.

Similar in other languages

German

Drahtseil

Close, historically — a telegram was sent via wire, like a Drahtseil (wire rope).

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa telegram?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He sends a ___ home.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a telegram?

noun

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