pager
to page, to send a page message
verb pah-ZHAY Rare
Origin: From English 'to page' via the pager device
Usage Note
Pager means to contact someone using a pager (un bip or un pager), a device that preceded mobile phones. The word is largely dated in everyday use, but still appears in hospital and emergency-services contexts in France and Quebec where pager systems remain in use. The related noun pager (masculine) refers to the device itself.
Examples
"Le médecin a été pagé en urgence."
Natural Translation
The doctor was paged urgently.
Literal Translation
The doctor has been paged in emergency.
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