1.butt-dial/pocket dial
to call someone’s phone unintentionally by sitting or pressing on your phone while it is in your pocket
2.cold call
to call or visit a possible customer to try to sell them something without being asked by the customer to do so:
3.give sb a buzz
to phone someone
4.crank caller
someone who makes unpleasant phone calls to people they do not know
5.prank caller
someone who makes a telephone call pretending to be someone they are not, or saying something that is not true, usually as a joke
6.off the hook
If you leave the phone off the hook, you do not put it back correctly and it will not ring.
7.collect call
When you call collect or make a collect phone call, the person you call pays for the call:
8.robocall
a telephone call made automatically by a computer, giving a recorded message, or the system of using such calls:
9.telephony
the activity or process of communicating by phone
10.to roam
to connect to a mobile phone service that is not the one that you normally use, for example if you are in another country
11.to patch sb through
to connect someone to a phone number or network
12.ICE number
in case of emergency number: the phone number of a friend or family member that should be told if you suddenly become ill or are involved in an accident
13.ex-directory
used to refer to a phone number that is not made public by the phone company:
14.to autodial
to automatically call a telephone number or make a connection with a computer:
15.drunk dial
a phone call that someone makes when they are drunk:
16.nomophobia
fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or unable to use it:
17.0898 number
in the UK, an expensive phone number that begins with 0898 that is provided by companies offering services such as chatlines
18.0800 number
in the UK, a free phone number that begins with 0800, provided by companies or other organizations offering advice or information
19.900 number
in the US, an expensive phone number that begins with 900, provided by companies offering services such as chatlines
20.cell tower
a structure with devices for sending and receiving mobile phone signals:
source: Cambridge Dictionary
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Vocabulary
| butt-dial/pocket dial | véletlen benyomódásból kialakult hívás |
| cold call | bejelentés nélküli hívás, eladási céllal |
| give sb a buzz | felhívni valakit |
| crank caller | beteges telefonálgató |
| prank caller | telefonbetyár |
| off the hook | mellé van téve a telefon |
| collect call | telefonhívás, amikor a hívott fél vállalja a hívás költségeit |
| robocall | robothívások olyan telefonhívások, amelyek számítógépes, automatizált tárcsázóval előre rögzített üzeneteket küldenek |
| telephony | telefonálás/távhívás |
| to roam
|
barangolás (más mobil szolgáltató használata felárért) |
| to patch somebody through | kapcsolni valakit |
| ICE number | vészhelyzet esetére megadott telefonszám |
| ex-directory
|
titkosított szám/telefonkönyvben nem szerepeltetett telefonszám |
| to autodial | automatikusan tárcsázni |
| drunk dial | részeg hívás |
| nomophobia | mobiltelefon hiánytól való rettegés |
| cell tower | adótorony |
