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telefonear

to call, to telephone

t e l e f o n e ˈa ɾ
telefon phone, telephone + ear to perform an action associated with
verb Rare #48,178
to call, to telephone Often simply translated as “to call” in everyday English.
SP: Voy a telefonear a mi hermana esta tarde.
EN: I'm going to call my sister this afternoon.
Conjugation of telefonear
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third telefoneó —
telefonear

Es peligroso telefonear y conducir a la vez.

It’s dangerous to make a phone call and drive at the same time.

Me gustaría telefonear a los padres.

I would like to call the parents.

Hermana, ¿puedo telefonear?

Sister, can I make a phone call?

— La dolce vita (1960)

Sigue sin telefonear.

He still hasn't called.

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

Justo cuando le iba a telefonear, llegó una carta de ella.

Just as I was about to call her, a letter arrived from her.