He raised the telephone
To lift the telephone, meaning to bring the listener to engage in a telephone conversation.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֵרִים טֵלֵפוֹן
Definition (Hebrew)
חִיֵּיג בְּאֶמְצָעוּת הַטֵּלֵפוֹן.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)