Usage examples of "téléphone" in French with translation to English

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Merci de répondre au téléphone. Please answer the phone.
Ce téléphone ne fonctionne pas. This telephone doesn't work.
"Le téléphone sonne". "Je prends". "The phone is ringing." "I'll get it."
Ce téléphone est hors service. This telephone is out of order.
Puis-je utiliser le téléphone ? May I use the phone?
Puis-je utiliser ce téléphone ? May I use this telephone?
Puis-je utiliser votre téléphone ? May I use your phone?
Qui a inventé le téléphone ? Who invented the telephone?
Elle l'appela au téléphone. She called him on the phone.
Ils en discutèrent au téléphone. They talked about it on the telephone.
On te réclame au téléphone. You are wanted on the phone.
Puis-je utiliser ton téléphone ? Can I use your telephone?
Pourrais-je utiliser votre téléphone ? Could I use your phone?
Le téléphone ne marche pas. The telephone doesn't work.
Pourrais-je utiliser ton téléphone ? Could I use your phone?
Voici mon numéro de téléphone. Here's my telephone number.
Puis-je emprunter votre téléphone ? May I borrow your phone?
Nous avons parlé au téléphone. We talked on the telephone.
Mon téléphone était en dérangement. My phone was out of order.
Je lui ai parlé au téléphone. I spoke to him by telephone.
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