telethon

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von telethon im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An event that brings in people to donate money through the phone via the television (TV)

Telephone marathon

{i} long television broadcast intended to solicit funds for a charitable organization

a long television show in which famous people provide entertainment and ask people watching to give money to help people (television + -thon (as in marathon))

Relevante Übersetzungen

telethons

plural of telethon

Silbentrennung

te·le·thon

Türkische aussprache

telıthän

Aussprache

/ˈteləᴛʜän/ /ˈtɛləθɑːn/

Etymologie

[ 'te-l&-"thän ] (noun.) 1949. A blend of telephone and marathon