
n.
The handle-shaped part of a telephone, containing the receiver and transmitter and often a dial or push buttons.
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(1) A synonym for cellphone. See Bluetooth handset.
(2) The part of a desktop telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. The part you hold in your hand is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - telefonrør, håndsæt
Nederlands (Dutch)
telefoonhoorn
Français (French)
n. - (Télécom) combiné
Deutsch (German)
n. - Handapparat
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακουστικό τηλεφώνου με επιλογέα
Italiano (Italian)
cornetta (del telefono)
Português (Portuguese)
n. - aparelho (m) telefônico (Eletrôn.), conjunto (m) que se segura na mão
Русский (Russian)
телефонная трубка, переносной телефонный аппарат
Español (Spanish)
n. - microteléfono, pesa
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - telefonlur
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
电话听筒
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 電話聽筒
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (주로 무선기의) 핸드 세트
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) هديه وبخاصه في رأس, السنه, صفقه أولى استفتاحيه مباركه, قسط أول
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שפופרת טלפון
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