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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