telegram

n.
A message transmitted by telegraph.

tr. & intr.v., -grammed, -gram·ming, -grams.
To telegraph (something) or be telegraphed.

Message sent by telegraphic equipment, which involves using coded signals over electronic wires. The message is phoned or delivered to the receiver within hours. Still used for money transfers; information transfers are now usually made by Fax; see Facsimile Transmission.

IN BRIEF: n. - A message transmitted by telegraph.

I sent my parents a telegram once.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - telegram
v. tr. - telegrafere
v. intr. - sende et telegram

Nederlands (Dutch)
telegram

Français (French)
n. - télégramme
v. tr. - envoyer un télégramme
v. intr. - envoyer un télégramme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Telegramm
v. - ein Telegramm übermitteln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τηλεγράφημα

Italiano (Italian)
telegramma

Português (Portuguese)
n. - telegrama (m)

Русский (Russian)
телеграмма

Español (Spanish)
n. - telegrama
v. tr. - poner un telegrama
v. intr. - poner un telegrama

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - telegram

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
电报, 电信, 向...发电报, 用电报发送, 发电报

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 電報, 電信
v. tr. - 向...發電報, 用電報發送
v. intr. - 發電報

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전보, 전문
v. tr. - 전보를 치다, 넌지시 알리다
v. intr. - 전보를 치다, 신호하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 電信, 電報
v. - 電報を打つ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برقيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מברק‬
v. tr. - ‮שלח מברק, הבריק‬
v. intr. - ‮שלח מברק, הבריק‬

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