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répondeur

answering machine

noun ray-pon-DUHR Rare

Also means

voicemail

Usage Note

répondeur is short for répondeur automatique (automatic answering machine); leaving a message is laisser un message sur le répondeur. With mobile phones, messagerie vocale (voicemail) has largely replaced this term in everyday speech.

Examples

"Laisse un message sur le répondeur."

Natural Translation

Leave a message on the answering machine.

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