Portuguese Word of the Day
telefone
/te-le-FO-ne/ • noun (masculine) — 12th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: telephone; phone (a device used to make voice calls)
Examples
- Posso usar o seu telefone para fazer uma ligação?
(Can I use your phone to make a call?) - O telefone está tocando; atende, por favor.
(The phone is ringing; answer it, please.) - Perdi o telefone no parque e não consigo encontrá-lo.
(I lost my phone in the park and I can't find it.)
Synonyms
- celular
- telemóvel
In Portuguese, telefone refers to a phone in general (landline or mobile). In everyday speech Brazilians often say celular for a mobile phone; in Portugal telemóvel is common. You also use the phrase "número de telefone" for phone number, and the verb telefonar means to call someone.
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