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telefone livre

[te-lé-fo-ne LI-vre]
nounmasculinepl: telefones livres
free telephone; public telephone; payphone (available/not in use)
1. A public telephone that is available for use, not currently occupied or out of service
I found a free telephone booth to make my call.
Encontrei um telefone livre para fazer minha ligação.
2. A telephone line that is not busy or engaged
All the telephone lines were busy except one free telephone.
Todas as linhas de telefone estavam ocupadas, exceto um telefone livre.
Synonyms
telefone públicotelefone disponívellinha livre
Antonyms
telefone ocupadotelefone em uso

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
telefone livre
Standard usage referring to available public telephones or free phone lines
São Paulo
telefone livre
Common in urban areas for public phone availability
Portugal
telefone disponível
Preferred term in European Portuguese for available telephone

Related Idioms & Phrases

pegar um telefone livre
deixar o telefone livre
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