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tel·ly

(tĕl′ē)

n. pl. tel·lies Chiefly British

A television set.

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telly

(ˈtɛlɪ)

n, pl -lies

(Broadcasting) informal chiefly Brit short for television

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tel•ly

(ˈtɛl i)

n., pl. -lies.

Chiefly Brit. television.

[1935–40]

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Noun

telly - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"

boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television receiver, television set, tv set, tv, television

kinescope, picture tube, television tube - a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen

receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals

television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs

Translations

تِلِفِزْيُون

telka

fjernsyn

telkkari

televizor

テレビ

텔레비전

telewizja

televisão

дальноказ телевизор

televizija

ทีวี

televizyon

tivi

电视

telly

[ˈtelɪ] N (Brit) → tele f

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telly

[ˈtɛli] (British)

n (= television) → télé f
She's watching telly → Elle regarde la télé.
on telly → à la télé

modif [addict, presenter, show] → de télé

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telly

n (Brit inf) → Fernseher m, → Glotze f (inf); on telly → im Fernsehen; to watch telly → fernsehen ? also television

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telly

[ˈtɛlɪ] n abbr =television (Brit) (fam) → tele f inv
on the telly → alla tele

telly

→ تِلِفِزْيُون telka fjernsyn Fernseher τηλεόραση tele telkkari télé televizor televisione テレビ 텔레비전 tv TV telewizja televisão телевизор tv ทีวี televizyon tivi 电视

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