dial
A. -noun
1. [of clock]   esfera (f), carátula (f) Mexico
b. [of instrument]   esfera (f), cuadrante (m)
c. [of radio] dial (m) (automobiles) (on dashboard) cuadrante (m)
(=tuner) selector (m)
d. [of telephone] disco (m)
2. *
(=face)   jeta (m) / jeta feminine (f), cara (f)
B. -transitive verb (telecommunications) marcar, discar Latin America
·to dial a wrong number
·equivocarse de nounúmero (al marcar)
·can I dial Bombay direct?
·¿puedo llamar a Bombay directamente?, ¿hay discado directo a Bombay? Latin America
·to dial 999
·dial 911
(United States) llamar al teléfono de emergencia
C. -intransitive verb (telecommunications) marcar, discar Latin America
D. -compound
·dial code -noun
(United States) prefijo (m)
·dial tone -noun
(United States)   señal (f) de marcar, tono (m) de marcar