telefonare

See also: telefonaré

Italian

Etymology

From telefono +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te.le.foˈna.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: te‧le‧fo‧nà‧re

Verb

telefonàre (first-person singular present telèfono, first-person singular past historic telefonài, past participle telefonàto, auxiliary avére) (ambitransitive)

  1. (intransitive) to telephone, to call, to make a phone call [with a ‘to’] [auxiliary avere]
    Ho telefonato a LucaI called Luca.
    Per favore, telefona prima di venire.Please call before you come.
  2. (transitive) to communicate (news, etc.) by telephone

Conjugation

Further reading

  • telefonare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

From telefona +‎ -re.

Noun

telefonare f (uncountable)

  1. telephoning

Declension

Declension of telefonare
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative telefonare telefonarea
genitive-dative telefonare telefonarei
vocative telefonare, telefonareo