Sentence examples of "answer the phone" in English

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I have to answer the phone. Ich muss ans Telefon gehen.

Don't let him answer the phone. Lass ihn nicht ans Telefon gehen!

He didn't answer the phone, so I sent him an email. Da er nicht ans Telefon gegangen ist, habe ich ihm eine Mail geschickt.

He interrupted his work to answer the phone. Er unterbrach seine Arbeit, um ans Telefon zu gehen.

You are wanted on the phone. Da ist jemand am Telefon für dich.

No student was able to answer the question. Kein Student konnte die Frage beantworten.

I'd like to know the phone number of the nearest American Express office. Ich hätte gern die Telefonnummer des nächsten American-Express-Büros.

Only you can answer the question. Nur du kannst diese Frage beantworten.

She picked up the phone. Sie hat abgenommen.

Can someone answer the telephone? Kann mal jemand ans Telefon gehen?

If the phone rings again, I will ignore it. Wenn das Telefon nochmal klingelt, werde ich es ignorieren.

To my surprise, she could not answer the question. Zu meiner Überraschung gelang es ihr nicht, die Frage zu beantworten.

Have you written down the phone number? Hast du die Telefonnummer aufgeschrieben?

I was able to answer the question. Ich konnte die Frage beantworten.

Excuse me, but may I use the phone? Entschuldigung, aber darf ich das Telefon benutzen?

Tommy couldn't answer the last question. Tommy konnte die letzte Frage nicht beantworten.

The phone kept ringing. Das Telefon hörte nicht auf zu klingeln.

The president declined to answer the delicate question. Der Präsident wollte die heikle Frage nicht beantworten.

The customer has been on the phone with the salesman for two hours. Der Kunde hat zwei Stunden lang mit dem Verkäufer telefoniert.

You need to answer the question. Du musst die Frage beantworten.

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