Phone vs Telephone

Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.

Phone

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 noun

Telephone

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 noun

	Phone	Telephone
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/fəʊn/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/fəʊn/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈtelɪfəʊn/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈtelɪfəʊn/"]/
Sens	Un appareil pour parler à des gens loin. A device used for talking to people over long distances.	Un appareil pour parler à des gens qui sont loin. A device used to talk to people who are far away.
Exemple	She answered the phone as soon as it rang.	I called my friend on the telephone to talk about the weekend.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	A1	A1
Nature grammaticale	noun	noun
Collocations	cell, cellular, mobile, be on, use, call (somebody on), go, go off, ring, number, book, directory, by phone, on the phone, over the phone, cell, cellular, mobile, be on, use, call (somebody on), go, go off, ring, number, book, directory, by phone, on the phone, over the phone	public, office, cellular, use, be on, have, ring, number, book, directory, by telephone, on the telephone, over the telephone, public, office, cellular, use, be on, have, ring, number, book, directory, by telephone, on the telephone, over the telephone
Antonymes	disconnect, silence	telegraph, letter
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'smartphone' — 'phone' can refer to any type of phone., Using 'phones' when referring to one device — 'phone' is already singular.	Confused with 'telephony', which refers to the technology behind telephones., Using 'telephon' as a spelling variant, which is incorrect., Saying 'call to telephone' instead of 'telephone someone'.
Notes d'usage	Utilisé dans les conversations de tous les jours. Évite de l'utiliser dans un écrit très formel ; utilise plutôt « téléphone ». Souvent utilisé dans des contextes liés à la communication. Used in everyday conversations. Avoid using it in very formal writing; use 'telephone' instead. Often used in contexts related to communication.	Couramment utilisé à l'oral comme à l'écrit en anglais. Peut être utilisé de manière informelle entre amis et formellement dans des contextes professionnels. Évitez d'utiliser 'phone' dans des documents très formels. Commonly used in both spoken and written English. Can be used informally among friends and formally in business contexts. Avoid using 'phone' in very formal documents.

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The Sopranos › S1 E1

But not answering the phone after dark?

Breaking Bad › S1 E2

Hello, Mr. White. Pick up the phone, man.

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

Hey, prepaid cell phone. Use it.

The Sopranos › S1 E1

But not answering the phone after dark?

Breaking Bad › S1 E2

Hello, Mr. White. Pick up the phone, man.

Phone

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

I'm quartered with a family that has no telephone.

she screamed and then went to telephone the police.

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

I want you to telephone

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

I'm quartered with a family that has no telephone.

she screamed and then went to telephone the police.

Telephone

Questions fréquentes : Phone vs Telephone

Quelle est la différence entre Phone et Telephone ?

Phone: A device used for talking to people over long distances. Telephone: A device used to talk to people who are far away.

Phone et Telephone sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Phone: A1, Telephone: A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Phone et Telephone ?

Phone: noun, Telephone: noun.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Phone: She answered the phone as soon as it rang. Telephone: I called my friend on the telephone to talk about the weekend.

Puis-je utiliser Phone et Telephone de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Phone et Telephone sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.