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English: What's the opposite of "Line is busy"?
Hi,
In telephones "Line is busy" means when the connection is not possible as the line is taken/busy
What is the opposite of that, when the line is not taken and you have a ring-back signal ? Line is ..............
May 20, 2009 8:36 AM
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(Since there is no problem with it people don't talk much about this state of lines.)
The line is idle.
The line is open.
The line is unused (/not used /not in use).
The line is fine (I like this one...) (/working fine).
There is (/You can hear) a dial tone.
May 20, 2009
The line is free.
May 20, 2009
it can also be "the line is clear"
May 20, 2009
the phone line is open or available
May 20, 2009
What about "The line is available"?
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