answer Significado & definición

Significado de answer en español

• 0 to speak or write back to someone who has asked you a question -- contestar

  • I asked her what time it was, but she didn’t answer.

  • I must answer his letter.

• 1 to say hello to someone who has phoned you -- contestar

  • Could someone answer the phone?

• 2 to write or say something as a reply to a question in a test -- contestar

  • I answered all the questions on the test.

• 3 to open the door to someone who has arrived -- abrir

  • I knocked several times, but no one answered.

• 4 something that you say or write back to someone who has asked you a question -- respuesta

  • I asked him if he was going, but I didn’t hear his answer.

• 5 the act of picking up a phone or opening a door -- respuesta

  • I rang the bell, but there was no answer.

• 6 the correct information given as a reply to a question in a test -- respuesta

  • Did you get the answer to question six?

• 7 a way of stopping a problem -- solución

  • It’s a big problem, and I don’t know what the answer is.

• 8 a reply or response -- respuesta [ feminine ]

  • an answer to my letter una respuesta a mi carta

  • Give me your answer tomorrow. Dame tu respuesta mañana.

  • I rang the doorbell, but there was no answer. Llamé al timbre, pero no hubo respuesta.

• 9 a solution to a test question -- respuesta [ feminine ]

  • the right/wrong answer la respuesta correcta/incorrecta

  • to know the answer saber la respuesta

• 10 a solution to a problem -- respuesta [ feminine ]

  • an answer to the energy crisis Una solución para la crisis energética.

• 11 to give a reply -- responder

  • to answer a question contestar una pregunta

  • He answered that he didn’t know. Él respondió que no lo sabía.

  • You don’t have to answer right now. No tienes que contestar ahora mismo.

• 12 to respond to a knock or ring -- responder

  • to answer the telephone contestar el teléfono

  • Don’t answer the door. No contestes si llaman a la puerta.

  • No-one answered. Nadie respondió.

• 13 to give a solution to a test question -- responder

  • to answer correctly contestar correctamente