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telly
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tel·ly  (tl)
n. pl. tel·lies Chiefly British
A television set.
telly [ˈtɛlɪ]
n pl -lies
(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) Informal chiefly Brit short for television
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.telly - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screentelly - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"
boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television receiver, television set, tv set, tv, television
kinescope, picture tube, television tube - a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen
receiver, receiving system - set that receives radio or tv signals
television system, television - a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
Translations
telly [ˈtelɪ] N (Brit) → tele f
telly [ˈtɛli] (British)
n (= television) → télé f
She's watching telly → Elle regarde la télé.
on telly → à la télé
modif [addict, presenter, show] → de télé
telly
n (Brit inf) → Fernseher m, → Glotze f (inf); on telly → im Fernsehen; to watch telly → fernsehen ? also television
telly [ˈtɛlɪ] n abbr =television (Brit) (fam) → tele f inv
on the telly → alla tele
telly → تلفاز telka fjernsyn Fernseher τηλεόραση tele telkkari télé televizor televisione テレビ 텔레비전 tv TV telewizja televisão телевизор tv ทีวี televizyon ti vi 电视
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Weak-willed, cowed parents continually cave in to "pester power," giving their spoilt kids anything they want, from junk food and sweets to tellies in their bedrooms.
Chocs away for children by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
But the worst will be the marketing push behind high-definition tellies, so you can "bring the reality of South Africa within touching distance of your armchair".
DEFINITELY A CON by The Mirror (London, England)
Fetch back the wireless and cinemas and get rid of the tellies.
Who needed telly when we could all go to Sully's Bare Bum Bay? by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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