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der Apparat

telephone, phone, device, apparatus

noun · nominative / dative / accusative, singular masculine Rare #30,118
telephone, phone A somewhat formal or old-fashioned word for a telephone, especially in everyday speech.
GE: Der Apparat klingelt.
EN: The phone is ringing.
device, apparatus Can refer more generally to a piece of equipment or a machine.
GE: Der Apparat funktioniert nicht.
EN: The device isn't working.
Declension of Apparat
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Nominative Apparat —
Accusative Apparat —
Dative Apparat —

Gib den Apparat her!

Give me the device!

— Das süße Leben (1960)

Nehmen Sie den Apparat am Empfang!

Please take the device at reception!

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Holen Sie Tom an den Apparat!

Get Tom on the phone!

Hol Tom an den Apparat!

Get Tom on the phone!

"Apparat Mensch"war oberflächlich.

“Machine Man” was superficial.

— La Grande Bellezza - Die große Schönheit (2013)

Falls dies ein Notruf ist, rufen Sie von Ihrem Apparat die Polizei an.

If this is an emergency, call the police from your phone.

— Stirb langsam (1988)

"Apparat Mensch"ist ein Meisterwerk!

“Apparat Mensch” is a masterpiece!

— La Grande Bellezza - Die große Schönheit (2013)

Sie hält von"Apparat Mensch"viel.

She thinks highly of “the human machine.”

— La Grande Bellezza - Die große Schönheit (2013)