Meaning

1 senses
  1. A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.

    Ohrhörer

    нау́шникиnaúšniki, головно́й телефо́нgolovnój telefón

    наву́шникиnavúšnyky

    electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

Examples

29 sentences
  1. These earphones don't work.

    Ці навушники не працюють.

    ruЭти наушники не работают.

    deDiese Kopfhörer funktionieren nicht.

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  2. Do you have earphones?

    У тебе є навушники?

    ruУ тебя есть наушники?

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  3. Those earphones don't work.

    Ці навушники не працюють.

    deDiese Kopfhörer funktionieren nicht.

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  4. I want earphones that don't hurt my ears.

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  5. I was wearing earphones, so I didn't notice.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sound device held near the ear:
Русский
By meaning 1
sound device held near the ear:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sound device held near the ear:

Origin

From ear + phone.

From ear + phone.

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Forms

plural: earphones
Singularearphone
Pluralearphones

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear:earpieceheadphonephone

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
earphone — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto