telephone line
die Telefonleitung, die Telefonleitungen
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telephone line
A technical connection that carries telephone calls between a telephone and the telephone network or between two telephones.
Wegen eines Defekts war die Telefonleitung den ganzen Vormittag unterbrochen.
The telephone line was down all morning because of a fault.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Telefonleitungen |
| genitive | der Telefonleitung |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Telefonleitung | die Telefonleitungen |
| accusative | die Telefonleitung | die Telefonleitungen |
| dative | der Telefonleitung | den Telefonleitungen |
| genitive | der Telefonleitung | der Telefonleitungen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Telefonleitung' (telephone line) consists of 'Telefon' (telephone) and 'Leitung' (line). The component 'Telefon' indicates what the line is used for.
Bei den Bauarbeiten wurde eine Telefonleitung beschädigt.
A telephone line was damaged during the construction work.
The phrase 'die Telefonleitung ist besetzt' (the telephone line is busy) means that no further call can currently be made over that connection. It is often used with 'ständig' (constantly) or 'dauernd' (all the time) when repeated attempts to call are unsuccessful.
Ich habe mehrmals in der Praxis angerufen, aber die Telefonleitung war ständig besetzt.
I called the doctor's office several times, but the telephone line was constantly busy.
Typical collocations are 'eine Telefonleitung verlegen' (to install a telephone line), 'eine Telefonleitung überprüfen' (to check a telephone line), and 'eine Telefonleitung reparieren' (to repair a telephone line). Here, 'verlegen' (to install) refers to installing a line in a particular location.
Für das neue Büro muss die Firma eine zusätzliche Telefonleitung verlegen.
The company needs to install an additional telephone line for the new office.
