téléphoner

/te.le.fɔ.ne/

verb A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
téléphone
past
a téléphoné
perfect
téléphoné

Meaning

  1. to phone

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

telefonear

telefonear is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to phone."

Portuguese

telefonar

telefonar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to phone."

Practice

1 What does téléphoner mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle ___ à son frère chaque semaine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches téléphoner?

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