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phones

/fəʊnz/ /foʊnz/

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noun

Telefon, Handy

A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.

Examples :

""Many students use their phones to take notes in class." "

Viele Schüler benutzen ihre Handys, um sich im Unterricht Notizen zu machen.

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verb

Anrufen, telefonieren

To call (someone) using a telephone.

Examples :

"I phones my mother every Sunday. "

Ich rufe meine Mutter jeden Sonntag an.

communication technology electronics

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noun

Laute, Sprachlaute

A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.

Examples :

"A sound engineer studying speech patterns needs to record all the individual phones a speaker makes, even those that aren't distinct words. "

Ein Tontechniker, der Sprachmuster untersucht, muss alle einzelnen Laute aufzeichnen, die ein Sprecher erzeugt, auch solche, die keine eindeutigen Wörter sind.

phonetics sound language linguistics

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noun

Kopfhörer

Examples :

"I wore my new phones to listen to music on the bus ride to school. "

Ich trug meine neuen Kopfhörer, um auf der Busfahrt zur Schule Musik zu hören.

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