French Conversation · Level 110
59 words
French word
téléphonie
Pronunciation
IPA/telefoni/
Meaning
- feminine nountelephony
Example
La téléphonie par Internet gagne en popularité.
Internet telephony is gaining popularity.
More examples
La téléphonie mobile permet de rester connecté partout.
Mobile phone service lets you stay connected everywhere.
Core concept
The organized field that carries spoken voices between people who are far apart.
Common phrases
la téléphonie mobile
mobile phone service
la téléphonie fixe
landline telephony
Similar words
téléphone: A device used for voice calls, such as a mobile or landline phone.
appel: The act of making a phone call.
réseau: The infrastructure and system that connects communication devices.
connexion: The state in which devices or services are linked.
Definition in French
Terme général pour les technologies et services de communication téléphonique qui permettent d'émettre et de recevoir la voix à distance.
Word origin
Téléphonie was formed in French from télé- and -phonie, the same Greek-based elements found in terms for distant sound or voice.
Usage tips
- Téléphonie names the broader field or service, whereas téléphone usually refers to a phone or a call and téléphoner means to call.
Other meanings
- telephone servicenoun
Related words
- téléphoniquetelephonicadjective
- téléphonertelephoneverb
- téléphonistetelephone operatornoun