dialling tone

We tried to call the police, but couldn't get a dialling tone on the phone.
Nous avons essayé d'appeler la police, mais il n'y avait pas de tonalité sur le téléphone.
Can you hear the dialling tone? - No. There must be something wrong with my phone or the line.
Pouvez-vous entendre la tonalité ? – Non. Il doit y avoir un problème avec mon téléphone ou la ligne.
I think this phone doesn't work. I've been waiting for the dialling tone for a while, but nothing happens.
Je pense que ce téléphone ne fonctionne pas. J'attends la tonalité depuis un moment, mais rien ne se passe.
I can't get a dialling tone on this phone. - I'm not surprised! Someone pulled the cable out of the wall!
Ce téléphone n'a pas de tonalité. – Ça ne m'étonne pas ! Quelqu'un a arraché le câble du mur !
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