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Spanisch
I. answer [Am ˈænsər, Brit ˈɑːnsə] SUBST
1.1. answer (reply):
- answer
- respuesta f
- answer
- contestación f
- what was their answer?
- ¿qué respondieron or contestaron?
- what was their answer?
- ¿cuál fue su respuesta or contestación?
- there's no answer (to doorbell, phone)
- no contestan
- answer to sth to question/letter/accusation
- respuesta a algo
- in answer to your letter
- en relación con or con relación a su carta
- in answer to your question
- para contestar tu pregunta
- in answer to your question
- en repuesta a tu pregunta
- I can't get an answer out of him
- no consigo que me dé una respuesta or contestación
- by way of (an) answer
- como toda or por toda respuesta
- he's got an answer for everything!
- ¡tiene una respuesta para todo!
- the answer to a maiden's prayer scherzh
- un príncipe azul
- to be the answer to sb's prayers
- llegar como caído del cielo
- to know all the answers ugs
- saberlo todo
- you think you know all the answers, don't you?
- ¿tú qué te crees? ¿que lo sabes todo?
1.2. answer (response):
- answer (to sth) her answer to his rudeness was to ignore it
- respondió a su grosería ignorándola
- Britain's answer to Elvis Presley
- el Elvis Presley británico
1.3. answer (plea) JUR:
- answer
- contestación f
2.1. answer (in exam, test, quiz):
- answer
- respuesta f
- the answer is 210
- la respuesta or solución es 210
2.2. answer (solution):
- answer
- solución f
- violence is not the answer
- la violencia no es la solución
- there's only one answer: we'll have to sell the car
- solo tenemos una solución: vender el coche
- answer to sth
- solución f de algo
- the answer to all their problems
- la solución de todos sus problemas
II. answer [Am ˈænsər, Brit ˈɑːnsə] VERB trans
1.1. answer (reply to):
- answer person/letter
- contestar
- answer your father when he's speaking to you!
- ¡contéstale a tu padre cuando te habla!
- we must answer their letter
- tenemos que contestar (a) su carta
- I can't answer your question
- no puedo contestar (a) su pregunta
- if they ask me where you are, what shall I answer?
- si me preguntan dónde estás, ¿qué contesto?
- because it's too far, she answered
- —porque está muy lejos —contestó or respondió
1.2. answer telephone:
- answer
- contestar
- answer
- atender LatAm
- answer
- coger Esp
- will you answer the door?
- ¿vas tú (a abrir)?
1.3. answer critic/criticism:
- answer
- responder a
2.1. answer need:
- answer
- satisfacer
- their prayers were answered
- el cielo escuchó sus plegarias
2.2. answer (fit):
- to answer (to) a description
- responder a una descripción
- he saw a woman answering (to) that description
- vio a una mujer que respondía a esa descripción
2.3. answer NAUT:
- to answer the helm
- obedecer al timón
III. answer [Am ˈænsər, Brit ˈɑːnsə] VERB intr
- answer
- contestar
- answer
- responder
- I wrote and they answered almost immediately
- escribí y me contestaron casi inmediatamente
- I phoned but no one answered
- llamé por teléfono pero no contestaron
- if the doorbell rings, don't answer
- si tocan el timbre, no contestes/abras
I. answer back VERB [Am ˈænsər -, Brit ˈɑːnsə -] (v + adv)
1. answer back (rudely):
- answer back children/subordinate:
- contestar
- don't answer back!
- ¡no contestes!
2. answer back (defend oneself):
- answer back
- responder a las acusaciones
- answer back
- responder a sus críticos
II. answer back VERB [Am ˈænsər -, Brit ˈɑːnsə -] (v + o + adv)
- her son answered her back
- su hijo le contestó mal or de mala manera
answer for VERB [Am ˈænsər -, Brit ˈɑːnsə -] (v + prep + o)
1. answer for (accept responsibility for):
- answer for conduct/consequences
- responder de
- he'll have to answer for what he did
- va a tener que responder de or dar cuentas de lo que hizo
- his parents have a lot to answer for
- sus padres tienen mucha culpa
2. answer for (guarantee):
- answer for truth/integrity
- garantizar
- answer for truth/integrity
- responder de
- answer for person
- responder por
- I'll answer for him
- yo respondo por él
3. answer for (reply on behalf of):
- answer for others/colleagues
- responder por
- answer for others/colleagues
- contestar por
- I can't answer for everyone, but …
- no puedo responder or contestar por todo el mundo, pero …
- let him answer for himself
- deja que conteste él mismo
answer to VERB [Am ˈænsər -, Brit ˈɑːnsə -] (v + prep + o)
1. answer to (be accountable):
- answer to
- responder ante
- to answer to sb for sth
- responder ante alguien de algo
2. answer to dog/cat:
- it answers to the name of Bob
- responde al nombre de Bob
3. answer to → answer
4. answer to (obey, respond to):
- answer to movement/control
- responder a
I. answer [Am ˈænsər, Brit ˈɑːnsə] SUBST
1.1. answer (reply):
- answer
- respuesta f
- answer
- contestación f
- what was their answer?
- ¿qué respondieron or contestaron?
- what was their answer?
- ¿cuál fue su respuesta or contestación?
- there's no answer (to doorbell, phone)
- no contestan
- answer to sth to question/letter/accusation
- respuesta a algo
- in answer to your letter
- en relación con or con relación a su carta
- in answer to your question
- para contestar tu pregunta
- in answer to your question
- en repuesta a tu pregunta
- I can't get an answer out of him
- no consigo que me dé una respuesta or contestación
- by way of (an) answer
- como toda or por toda respuesta
- he's got an answer for everything!
- ¡tiene una respuesta para todo!
- the answer to a maiden's prayer scherzh
- un príncipe azul
- to be the answer to sb's prayers
- llegar como caído del cielo
- to know all the answers ugs
- saberlo todo
- you think you know all the answers, don't you?
- ¿tú qué te crees? ¿que lo sabes todo?
1.2. answer (response):
- answer (to sth) her answer to his rudeness was to ignore it
- respondió a su grosería ignorándola
- Britain's answer to Elvis Presley
- el Elvis Presley británico
1.3. answer (plea) JUR:
- answer
- contestación f
2.1. answer (in exam, test, quiz):
- answer
- respuesta f
- the answer is 210
- la respuesta or solución es 210
2.2. answer (solution):
- answer
- solución f
- violence is not the answer
- la violencia no es la solución
- there's only one answer: we'll have to sell the car
- solo tenemos una solución: vender el coche
- answer to sth
- solución f de algo
- the answer to all their problems
- la solución de todos sus problemas
II. answer [Am ˈænsər, Brit ˈɑːnsə] VERB trans
1.1. answer (reply to):
- answer person/letter
- contestar
- answer your father when he's speaking to you!
- ¡contéstale a tu padre cuando te habla!
- we must answer their letter
- tenemos que contestar (a) su carta
- I can't answer your question
- no puedo contestar (a) su pregunta
- if they ask me where you are, what shall I answer?
- si me preguntan dónde estás, ¿qué contesto?
- because it's too far, she answered
- —porque está muy lejos —contestó or respondió
1.2. answer telephone:
- answer
- contestar
- answer
- atender LatAm
- answer
- coger Esp
- will you answer the door?
- ¿vas tú (a abrir)?
1.3. answer critic/criticism:
- answer
- responder a
2.1. answer need:
- answer
- satisfacer
- their prayers were answered
- el cielo escuchó sus plegarias
2.2. answer (fit):
- to answer (to) a description
- responder a una descripción
- he saw a woman answering (to) that description
- vio a una mujer que respondía a esa descripción
2.3. answer NAUT:
- to answer the helm
- obedecer al timón
III. answer [Am ˈænsər, Brit ˈɑːnsə] VERB intr
- answer
- contestar
- answer
- responder
- I wrote and they answered almost immediately
- escribí y me contestaron casi inmediatamente
- I phoned but no one answered
- llamé por teléfono pero no contestaron
- if the doorbell rings, don't answer
- si tocan el timbre, no contestes/abras
answer paper SUBST
- answer paper
- hoja f de respuestas (en un examen)
- yes, she answered sleepily
- —sí —contestó medio dormida or con voz somnolienta or soñolienta
- he answered in monosyllables
- contestó con monosílabos
- undoubtedly, she answered snootily
- —sin lugar a dudas —contestó con aires de superioridad
- he answered very indirectly
- contestó evasivamente or con evasivas
Spanisch
Englisch
- contestaron al unísono
- they answered in unison
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Spanisch
I. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] SUBST
1. answer (reply):
- answer
- respuesta f
- answer
- contestación f
- to have an answer for everything
- tener respuesta para todo
- in answer to your question
- como respuesta a tu pregunta
- I called but there was no answer
- llamé pero no contestaron
- the short answer is ‘no’
- en una palabra: no
2. answer (solution):
- answer
- solución f
3. answer JUR:
- answer
- contestación f
4. answer (equivalent):
- to be the French answer to the Beatles
- ser el equivalente francés de los Beatles
II. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VERB trans
1. answer (respond to):
- answer
- contestar a
- to answer the telephone
- contestar al teléfono
- to answer the door
- abrir la puerta
2. answer (fit, suit):
- answer description
- responder a
- answer need
- satisfacer
- answer prayers
- escuchar
III. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈæ:nsɚ] VERB intr
- answer
- contestar
- answer
- responder
answer to VERB trans
1. answer to (obey):
- answer to
- obedecer a
2. answer to (fit):
- answer to description
- corresponder a
3. answer to (be named):
- to answer to the name of Billy
- responder al nombre de Billy
answer back VERB intr
- answer back
- contestar
- answer back
- replicar
- don't answer back!
- ¡no repliques!
answer for VERB trans
- answer for action, situation
- responder de
- answer for person
- responder por
- to have a lot to answer for
- tener mucha culpa
- studied answer
- pensado, -a
Spanisch
Englisch
- contestar
- to answer
- contestar
- to answer
- contestar
- to answer back
- contestación
- answer
- la carta exige contestación
- the letter needs to be answered
- responder con monosílabos
- to answer in monosyllables
- respuesta afirmativa
- positive answer
Englisch
Spanisch
I. answer [ˈæn·sər] SUBST
1. answer (reply):
- answer
- respuesta f
- answer
- contestación f
- in answer to your question
- como respuesta a tu pregunta
- I called but there was no answer
- llamé pero no contestaron
- the short answer is ‘noʼ
- en una palabra: no
2. answer (solution):
- answer
- solución f
3. answer JUR:
- answer
- contestación f
4. answer (equivalent):
- to be the French answer to the Beatles
- ser el equivalente francés de los Beatles
II. answer [ˈæn·sər] VERB trans
1. answer (respond to):
- answer
- contestar a
- to answer the telephone
- contestar al teléfono
- to answer the door
- abrir la puerta
2. answer (fit, suit):
- answer description
- responder a
- answer need
- satisfacer
- answer prayers
- escuchar
III. answer [ˈæn·sər] VERB intr
- answer
- contestar
- answer
- responder
answer back VERB intr
- answer back
- contestar
- answer back
- replicar
- don't answer back!
- ¡no repliques!
answer for VERB trans
- answer for action, situation
- responder de
- answer for person
- responder por
- to answer for oneself
- responder por sí mismo
- to have a lot to answer for
- tener mucha culpa
answer to VERB trans
1. answer to (obey):
- answer to
- obedecer a
2. answer to (fit):
- answer to description
- corresponder a
3. answer to (be named):
- to answer to the name of Billy
- responder al nombre de Billy
- studied answer
- pensado, -a
Spanisch
Englisch
- contestación
- answer
- contestar
- to answer
- contestar
- to answer
- contestar (replicar)
- to answer back
- la carta exige contestación
- the letter needs to be answered
- respuesta afirmativa
- positive answer
- responder con monosílabos
- to answer in monosyllables
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