BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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telefonieren {vi} [telco.] [listen] to make a phone call; to call [Am.]; to phone; to ring (up) [Br.]; to telephone [listen] [listen] [listen] [listen]

telefonierend calling; phoning; ringing [listen]

telefoniert called; phoned; rung [listen]

er/sie telefoniert he/she calls; he/she phones; he/she rings

ich/er/sie telefonierte I/he/she called; I/he/she phoned; I/he/she rang [listen] [listen]

er/sie hat/hatte telefoniert he/she has/had called; he/she has/had phoned; he/she has/had rung

mit jdm. telefonieren to speak to sb. on the phone; to call sb.; to ring sb.

miteinander telefonieren to speak to each other on the phone

Wir haben vorhin (miteinander) telefoniert. We spoke earlier on the phone.