Meaning

2 senses
  1. A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.

    If you've got any problems with the product, ring our hotline.

    Hotline

    горя́чая ли́нияgorjáčaja línija

    гаря́ча лі́ніяharjáča línija

  2. A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.

    горя́чая ли́нияgorjáčaja línija, пряма́я ли́нияprjamája línija

More definitions
  • a telephone line that provides direct and prompt information or advice to the caller in relation to a specific subject

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Tom called the hotline.

    Том зателефонував на гарячу лінію.

    ruТом позвонил на горячую линию.

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  2. Tom called the suicide hotline.

    deTom rief bei der Suizidseelsorge an.

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  3. Sami called the suicide prevention hotline.

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  4. Coronavirus information hotlines have been jammed by frightened people desperate for information.

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  5. Paul was able to contact the hotline but they didn’t tell him anything useful.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
telephone line that is able to give immediate assistance:
Русский
By meaning 2
telephone line that is able to give immediate assistance:
direct line between two people:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
telephone line that is able to give immediate assistance:

Forms

plural: hotlines

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a telephone line that provides direct and prompt information or advice to the caller in relation to a specific subject:hot line

Word family

2 related words

See also

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