No. 15,178 in German
telefonisch
"Telefonisch" means "by telephone" or "over the phone."
In a sentence
Wir haben die Reservierung telefonisch bestätigt.
We confirmed the reservation via telephone.
The word 'telefonisch' in this sentence means 'via telephone,' indicating the method of confirmation.
Er bevorzugt es, telefonisch Kontakt aufzunehmen.
He prefers to make contact by telephone.
Here, 'telefonisch' is used to specify the preferred means of communication: by telephone.
Die telefonische Beratung war sehr hilfreich.
The telephone consultation was very helpful.
In this case, 'telefonisch' is used as an adjective to describe the type of consultation, i.e., one conducted by telephone.
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