die Telefonzelle
Translation
telephone box, phone box, call box
Examples
Früher gab es überall Telefonzellen.
There used to be telephone boxes everywhere.
Er rief aus einer Telefonzelle an.
He called from a telephone box.
Grammar Patterns
in ((the)) telephone box It's loud in the telephone box.
from ((a)) telephone box He is coming out of the telephone box.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Fernsprechzelle (old-fashioned)
Etymology
A compound of 'Telefon' (telephone) and 'Zelle' (cell, cubicle). It means a 'cell for a telephone'.
Memory Tips
Picture the classic red British telephone box. 'Zelle' sounds a bit like 'cell', a small room.