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odpowiedź

I. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈænsɚ] N

1. answer (reply):

answer
odpowiedź f
in answer to your letter
w odpowiedzi na Pana/Pani list

2. answer LAW:

answer
odpowiedź f (na zarzuty or pozew)

3. answer (solution):

answer
rozwiązanie nt

II. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈænsɚ] VB trans

1. answer (respond to):

to answer sth
odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć] na coś
to answer the door [or doorbell]
otwierać [perf otworzyć] drzwi
to answer the phone
odbierać [perf odebrać] telefon
to answer sb's smile
odwzajemniać [perf odwzajemnić] czyjś uśmiech
to answer that...
odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć] , że...
her prayers haven't been answered
jej modlitwy nie zostały wysłuchane

2. answer (fit, suit):

to answer sb's requirements
spełniać [perf spełnić] czyjeś wymagania
to answer sb's needs
zaspokajać [perf zaspokoić] czyjeś potrzeby
he does not answer the description
jego wygląd nie odpowiada rysopisowi

3. answer (be called):

to answer to the name of...
wabić się...

III. answer [ˈɑ:nsəʳ, Am ˈænsɚ] VB intr

answer
odpowiadać [perf odpowiedzieć]

answer back VB trans, intr

to answer [sb] back
pyskować [perf od-] [komuś]

answer for VB trans

1. answer for (take responsibility):

to answer for sth
ponosić [perf ponieść] odpowiedzialność za coś
to have a lot to answer for
mieć wiele na sumieniu

2. answer for (speak on behalf of):

to answer for sb
wypowiadać [perf wypowiedzieć] się w czyimś imieniu

3. answer for esp Brit (vouch for):

to answer for sb
ręczyć [perf po-] za kogoś

answer to VB trans

1. answer to (be responsible):

answer to
podlegać
you'll answer to me for it!
zapłacisz mi za to!

2. answer to (be called):

my dog answers to the name of Sooty
mój pies wabi się Sooty
she answers to the name Fifi
nazywają ją Fifi
OpenDict entry

answer for VB

answer for
ręczyć za coś, ponosić odpowiedzialność
Present
Ianswer
youanswer
he/she/itanswers
weanswer
youanswer
theyanswer
Past
Ianswered
youanswered
he/she/itanswered
weanswered
youanswered
theyanswered
Present Perfect
Ihaveanswered
youhaveanswered
he/she/ithasanswered
wehaveanswered
youhaveanswered
theyhaveanswered
Past Perfect
Ihadanswered
youhadanswered
he/she/ithadanswered
wehadanswered
youhadanswered
theyhadanswered
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I'll answer!
ja odbiorę!
to answer [sb] back
pyskować [perf od-] [komuś]
to answer sb's needs
zaspokajać [perf zaspokoić] czyjeś potrzeby
to answer sb's prayers
wysłuchać czyichś modlitw
to answer the phone
odbierać [perf odebrać] telefon

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He permitted the revaluation of answer scripts on payment of prescribed fees to bring transparency in the procedure of examinations.
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This is so because there will often be no single right answer to the questions that are under review against the standard of reasonableness.
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The answer is self-evident: the players of the game (of chess) use the rules: it's not the case (obviously) that the rules "themselves" play chess.
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The answer depends on the ambit of the term in the circumstances.
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Only 3 people did manage to answer correctly, and out of those, 2 of them were Angolan citizens.
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