telly

telly
noun
(Brit. coll.) Fernseher, der (ugs.); Glotze, die (salopp)

watch telly — Fernsehen gucken (ugs.)

what's on [the] telly? — was kommt im Fernsehen?

* * *
tel·ly
[ˈteli]
n BRIT, AUS (fam)
1. (television set) Fernseher m, Glotze f pej fam
2. no pl (TV broadcasting)
on \telly im Fernsehen
what's on \telly tonight? was gibt's heute Abend im Fernsehen?
* * *
['telɪ]
n (Brit inf)
Fernseher m, Glotze f (inf)

on telly — im Fernsehen

to watch telly — fernsehen

See:
also academic.ru/73931/television">television
* * *
telly [ˈtelı] s besonders Br umg
1. Fernseher m (Gerät)
2. (das) Fernsehen:
on the telly im Fernsehen:
watch telly fernsehen;
work in telly beim Fernsehen arbeiten
* * *
noun
(Brit. coll.) Fernseher, der (ugs.); Glotze, die (salopp)

watch telly — Fernsehen gucken (ugs.)

what's on [the] telly? — was kommt im Fernsehen?


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