Usage examples of "on the telephone" in English with translation to Spanish

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I talked on the telephone. Hablé por teléfono.
Tom is accustomed to calling up girls on the telephone. Tom está acostumbrado a llamar chicas al teléfono.
He is talking on the telephone. Él está hablando por teléfono.
I spoke to my uncle on the telephone. Hablé por teléfono con mi tío.
Tom talked to Mary on the telephone. Tom habló con Mary por el teléfono.
They talked about it on the telephone. Lo abordaron telefónicamente.
Do you see the bird on the telephone wire? ¿Ves al pájaro sobre el cable de teléfonos?
She made me so angry on the telephone that I hung up on her. Me hizo enfadar tanto en el teléfono que le colgué.
Suddenly the telephone rang. El teléfono sonó repentinamente.
She is sitting on the bench. Ella está sentada en el banco.
When I was taking a bath, the telephone rang. Mientras me bañaba, sonó el teléfono.
People took pity on the orphan. La gente se apiadó del huérfano.
The telephone is among the inventions attributed to Bell. El teléfono se encuentra entre los inventos atribuidos a Bell.
Tom drew a happy face on the cover of his notebook. Tom dibujó una cara feliz en la cubierta de su cuaderno.
She asked me whether she could use the telephone. Ella me preguntó si podía usar el teléfono.
You have too many books on the shelf. Tienes demasiados libros en la estantería.
She asked for my permission to use the telephone. Ella me pidió permiso para usar el teléfono.
The friends kissed each other on the cheek. Las amigas se besaron la una a la otra en la mejilla.
The telephone rang several times. El teléfono sonó varias veces.
If we were to live on the moon, how large would the earth look? Si viviéramos en la luna, ¿qué tan grande se vería la Tierra?
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