"telefonistin" in English Telefonistin {f} switchboard operator Detailed translations for "telefonistin" die Telefonistin{feminine} Telefonistin switchboard operator Sie funktionieren nur nicht, da man eine Telefonistin braucht. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review But they ain't working. You gotta have a switchboard operator to run them.