answering machine
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answering machine
noun answering machines
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A device that automatically records voicemails from unanswered telephone calls.
Similar: ansaphone, ansafone, answerphone, telephone answering machine
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noun device that automatically records voice mail
| Español | contestador automático |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자동 응답기 jadong eungdapgi, 응답기 eungdapgi |
| 日本語 | 留守番電話, 留守電 |
| 中文 | 錄音電話 /录音电话 lùyīn diànhuà, 答錄機 /答录机 dālùjī |
| Português | secretária automática |
| Français | répondeur |
| Deutsch | Anrufbeantworter, AB |
| Italiano | segreteria automatica, risponditore, segreteria telefonica |
| Ελληνικά | αυτόματος τηλεφωνητής aftómatos tilefonitís |
| Română | robot telefonic |
| Русский | автоотве́тчик avtootvétčik |
| Tiếng Việt | máy trả lời |
| العربية | مُجِيب mujīb, مُجِيب آلِيّ mujīb ʔāliyy |
| עברית | מְשִׁיבוֹן m'shivón |
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title = {answering machine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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