hotline

Noun

 * 1) A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.
 * 2) A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.
 * 1) A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.

Derived terms

 * crisis hotline

Translations

 * Arabic: خَطّ سَاخِن
 * Azerbaijani: qaynar xətt
 * Belarusian: гара́чая лі́нія
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: päivystysnumero, palvelunumero
 * French: assistance téléphonique
 * German:
 * Japanese: ホットライン
 * Kazakh: жедел желі
 * Korean:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: горя́чая ли́ния
 * Spanish: línea directa
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: гаря́ча лі́нія
 * Vietnamese: đường dây nóng, đường dây khẩn cấp


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: kuuma linja
 * French: téléphone rouge
 * Japanese: ホットライン
 * Korean:
 * Russian: горя́чая ли́ния,
 * Vietnamese: đường dây nóng, đường dây khẩn cấp


 * French: ,

Verb

 * 1) To communicate over a telephone hotline.

Etymology
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