máy điện thoại gọi điện thoại 
telephone like: gọi điện thoại → →
Trang geht zum Postamt, um die Telefonzelle zu benutzen. ☊ 
Trang đến bưu điện đế gọi điện thoại. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 406) Nach diesem Anruf geht sie langsam zum Restaurant. ☊ Sau khi gọi điện thoại Trang từ từ đi đến nhà hàng. ☊ (Lektion 31, Nr. 412) Am nächsten Tag habe ich dich wieder angerufen.... ☊ Vào hôm sau anh đã gọi điện thoại lại cho em…. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1063) I tried phoning but there was no answer. ☊ be ☊
We seem to have a crossed line (= a telephone call that interrupts another call because of a wrong connection). ☊ cross ☊
explain why, how, etc...: Well, that doesn't explain why you didn't phone. ☊ explain ☊
Telephone calls came flooding in from all over the country. ☊ flood ☊
You should follow up your phone call with an email or a letter. ☊ follow sth up ☊
I'll be in a meeting all morning—can you take my calls? ☊ meeting ☊
My day began in the normal way, and then I received a very strange phone call. ☊ normal ☊
order (sth) (for sb): Will you order for me while I make a phone call? ☊ order ☊
Please keep personal phone calls to a minimum. ☊ personal ☊
I have to make a phone call. ☊ phone ☊
Listeners are invited to phone in with their comments. ☊ phone in ☊
A phone call to the manager produced the result she wanted. ☊ produce ☊
receive sth: to receive a letter/present/phone call ☊ receive ☊
save sb doing sth: If you phone for an appointment, it'll save you waiting. ☊ save ☊
I'll take the call in my office. ☊ take ☊
I need to make a telephone call. ☊ telephone ☊
telephone sth: You can telephone your order 24 hours a day. ☊ telephone ☊
I asked him if he wouldn't mind calling later. ☊ will ☊