Spanish word

fax

Pronunciation

IPA/faks/

Meaning

  • masculine nounfax

Example

Voy a enviar un fax.

I'm going to send a fax.

Illustration for fax (fax)

More examples

¿Has recibido el fax que te envié esta mañana?

Have you received the fax I sent you this morning?

Core concept

Machine or transmission that reproduces a printed page via a telephone connection.

Common phrases

  • enviar un fax

    send a fax

  • recibir un fax

    receive a fax

  • enviar por fax

    send by fax

  • número de fax

    fax number

Similar words

correo electrónico: Transfers letters and files electronically over the internet to someone's inbox.
mensaje: Conveys a short communication meant to inform, request, or notify.
documento: Contains formal written material or records assembled on paper or digital pages.
fotocopia: Reproduces a document onto paper by a photocopier to make an identical copy.

Definition in Spanish

Dispositivo o documento que sirve para reproducir y transmitir por teléfono la imagen de una hoja impresa; también el acto de transmitirla.

Word origin

Adopted from English 'fax', itself a shortening of 'facsimile' from Latin fac simile meaning 'make similar', used in Spanish for both the device and the transmission.

Usage tips

  • Often listed in contact details as 'número de fax' and in casual speech the noun is verbalized as 'faxear' for the sending action.

Other meanings

  • fax machinenoun

Opposites

  • correo electrónicoemailnoun

Related words

  • faxearfaxverb

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