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No. 11,679 in French

scanner

To digitize or examine something using a scanner device.

In a sentence

  • Je vais scanner ce document pour l'envoyer par email.

    I will scan this document to send it via email.

    Here, 'scanner' is being used as a verb to denote the action of digitizing a physical document using a scanning device.

  • Il y a un scanner dans cette salle pour numériser les papiers.

    There is a scanner in this room to digitize papers.

    In this usage, 'scanner' functions as a noun referring to the electronic device designed to scan and digitize documents.

  • Le médecin va scanner ma poitrine pour examiner mes poumons.

    The doctor will scan my chest to examine my lungs.

    Here, 'scanner' is used as a verb to describe the medical imaging action involving a scanning device, such as an X-ray or MRI machine.

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