noun
area code, dialling code
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Vorwahl is a feminine noun (die Vorwahl, plural Vorwahlen) meaning 'area code' or 'dialling code' for telephone numbers. It refers to the digits you dial before the local number (national or international). No irregular plural; commonly used with place names (Vorwahl von Berlin) and important when calling.
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Gib mir bitte die Vorwahl.
Please give me the dialling code.
Was ist die Vorwahl für Berlin?
What's the area code for Berlin?
Da das Telefonnetz gestört war, wählte der Mitarbeiter die Vorwahl nicht richtig, obwohl eine Anleitung im Büro hing.
Since the telephone network was disrupted, the employee did not dial the area code correctly, although an instruction hung in the office.
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picture the numbers you dial before a local number — the code you choose first
die = imagine a feminine phone operator announcing the Vorwahl
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Vorwahl refers to the telephone area/dialling code.