téléphonie

Definitions of téléphonie
  1. noun
    transmitting speech at a distance
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    communication téléphonique, conversation téléphonique
    a telephone connection
    transfert d'appel
    lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct
    double appel
    a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone
    rappel
    a return call
    P.C.V., appel en P.C.V.
    a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for
    appel local, communication téléphonique locale
    a telephone call made within a local calling area
    appel longue distance
    a telephone call made outside the local calling area
    conférence
    a telephone call in which more than two people participate
    type of:
    télécommunication
    (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
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