No. 12,460 in German
vorwahlen
"Vorwahlen" means "area codes" or "prefixes" in telecommunication, or "primaries/pre-elections" in a political context.
In a sentence
Die Vorwahlen in den USA bestimmen die Kandidaten für die Präsidentschaftswahl.
The primaries in the USA determine the candidates for the presidential election.
The word 'Vorwahlen' here refers to the primary elections, a political process to select candidates.
Um international zu telefonieren, benötigen Sie die richtige Vorwahl.
To make an international call, you need the correct country code.
In this sentence, 'Vorwahl' refers to the dialing code for calling different countries.
Ich habe die Vorwahlen mehrerer Länder auf meinem Telefon gespeichert.
I have the dialing codes of several countries saved on my phone.
Here, 'Vorwahlen' again references the list of telephone dialing codes, emphasizing their international application.
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