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telefonico

telephone, phone (adj.)

adjective teh-leh-FOH-nee-koh Less Common

Usage Note

Telefonico is always used attributively with a noun: numero telefonico (phone number), cabina telefonica (phone booth), chiamata telefonica (phone call). It inflects regularly: telefonica (f), telefonici/telefoniche (pl). The base noun is il telefono.

Examples

"Ho ricevuto una chiamata telefonica."

Natural Translation

I received a phone call.

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