No. 814 in Italian
telefono
Telephone.
In a sentence
Ho dimenticato il mio telefono a casa.
I forgot my phone at home.
In this sentence, 'telefono' is used as a noun to refer specifically to a mobile phone, which is a common lexical interpretation of the word in modern Italian.
Il telefono squillava insistentemente.
The phone was ringing insistently.
Here, 'telefono' represents the household phone or landline, and the usage indicates the device emitting a ringing sound.
Mi piace l'applicazione che ho installato sul telefono.
I like the application I installed on the phone.
This usage implies a smartphone, highlighting its role as a platform for digital applications.
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