country code - předvolba státu (tel.), předvolba (tel.)
BrE
/'kʌntriˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'kʌntriˌkoʊd/

noun - the number that you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact someone in a different country

 
text message - textová zpráva, sms, smska
BrE
/'tekstˌmesɪdʒ/
AmE
/'tekstˌmesɪdʒ/

noun - a short message sent from a mobile phone

operator
operator - operátor
BrE
/'ɒpəreɪtə/
AmE
/'ɑ:pəreɪt̬ər/

noun - a person whose job is to connect calls (usually in a large company)

 
phone book - telefonní seznam
BrE
/'fəʊnˌbʊk/
AmE
/'foʊnˌbʊk/

noun - an alphabetical list of names, addresses and phone numbers

 
dial tone - oznamovací tón
BrE
/'daɪəlˌtəʊn/
AmE
/'daɪəlˌtoʊn/

noun - the sound that indicates that the phone is working and ready to use

 
break up - vypadávat (v tel. hovoru), ztrácet spojení (tel.), ztrácet se (při tel. hovoru)
BrE
/ˌbreɪk'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌbreɪk'ʌp/

verb - to become difficult to understand because the telephone connection is bad

 
get through - dovolat se
BrE
/ˌget'θru:/
AmE
/ˌget'θru:/

verb - to manage to contact somebody by phone

 
hands-free - handsfree
BrE
/ˌhands'fri:/
AmE
/ˌhands'fri:/

adjective - (e.g. a phone) that doesn't have to be held in your hand when you want to use it

 
disconnect - odpojit, přerušit spojení
BrE
/ˌdɪskə'nekt/
AmE
/ˌdɪskə'nekt/

verb - to break the connection

 
electrical - elektrický
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪkl/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪkl/

adjective - connected with electricity, using, providing, conducting electricity

 
Pete - Péťa
BrE
/'pi:t/
AmE
/'pi:t/

noun - a familiar form of the name Peter

 
connected - spojovaný, spojený
BrE
/kə'nektɪd/
AmE
/kə'nektɪd/

adjective - associated with, related to

 
Stirling - Stirling
BrE
/'stɜ:lɪŋ/
AmE
/'stɜ:rlɪŋ/

noun - a historic town / castle in Scotland

 
take turns - střídat se
BrE
/ˌteɪk'tɜ:nz/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'tɜ:rnz/

verb - to do an activity in a way that first one person does something, then the other person, then the first person again etc.

 
up to - na (něčím rozhodnutí)
BrE
/'ʌp tʊ/
AmE
/'ʌp tʊ/

preposition - for somebody to decide, someone's responsibility