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answering machine
Word forms: plural answering machines
countable noun
An answering machine is the same as an answerphone.
answering machine in British English
or answer machine
noun
a device by means of which a telephone call is answered automatically and the caller enabled to leave a recorded message
answering machine in American English
noun
an electronic device using recording tape or a semiconductor chip to take or give telephone messages automatically
: also ; British ˈanswerˌphone (ˈænsərˌfoʊn)Image ofanswering machine
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In other languagesanswering machine
British English: answering machine /ˈɑːnsərɪŋ məˈʃiːn/ NOUN
An answering machine is a device which records telephone messages while you are out.
- American English: answering machine
- Arabic: جِهَاز الردّ الآلي
- Brazilian Portuguese: secretária eletrônica
- Chinese: 电话应答机
- Croatian: telefonska sekretarica
- Czech: záznamník telefonní
- Danish: telefonsvarer
- Dutch: antwoordapparaat
- European Spanish: contestador automático
- Finnish: puhelinvastaaja
- French: répondeur
- German: Anrufbeantworter
- Greek: τηλεφωνητής
- Italian: segreteria telefonica
- Japanese: 留守番電話
- Korean: 자동 응답기
- Norwegian: telefonsvarer
- Polish: automatyczna sekretarka
- European Portuguese: atendedor de chamadas
- Romanian: robot telefonic
- Russian: автоответчик
- Latin American Spanish: contestador automático
- Swedish: telefonsvarare
- Thai: เครื่องตอบรับโทรศัพท์
- Turkish: telesekreter
- Ukrainian: автовідповідач
- Vietnamese: máy trả lời điện thoại tự động
Chinese translation of 'answering machine'
answering machine
(ˈɑːnsərɪŋ-)
n (c)
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电(電)话(話)答录(錄)机(機)
(diànhuà dálùjī) (台, tái)