Polyglot Dictionary

telefonar

/telefoˈnaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
telefono
preterite (eu)
telefonei
past participle
telefonado

Meaning

  1. to phone

    • Vou telefonar à minha mãe.

      I'll phone my mother.

V 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."

French

téléphoner

téléphoner is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to phone."

Practice

1 What does telefonar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vou ___ à minha mãe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches telefonar?

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