respond in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for respond in the English»French Dictionary

respond [Brit rɪˈspɒnd, Am rəˈspɑnd] VB intr

1. respond (answer):

respond

répondre (to à)

to respond with a letter/a phone call

répondre par une lettre/en téléphonant

2. respond (react):

respond patient, organism:

réagir (to à)

respond engine, car:

répondre

to respond to sb's needs

répondre aux besoins de qn

they responded by putting up their prices

ils ont réagi en augmentant les prix

to respond to pressure POL, ADMIN

céder aux pressions

3. respond (listen, adapt):

respond

s'adapter

4. respond REL:

respond (by singing)

chanter les répons

respond (by speaking)

répondre

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quickness to respond/react

promptitude f à répondre/réagir

negatively react, respond

négativement

mechanically behave, respond

mécaniquement, machinalement

cautiously react, welcome, respond, state

avec circonspection

positively react, refer, respond, speak

favorablement

violently respond, react, object

violemment

Translations for respond in the French»English Dictionary

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réagir (de façon plus posée, réfléchie)

to respond (à to)

répliquer à objections, critique, attaques

to respond to

répliquer

to retaliate, to respond

répliquer en lançant une bombe

to respond by dropping a bomb

riposter

to respond (à to, par with, en faisant by doing)

respond in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for respond in the English»French Dictionary

I.respond [rɪˈspɒnd, Am -ˈspɑ:nd] VB trans

respond

répondre

II.respond [rɪˈspɒnd, Am -ˈspɑ:nd] VB intr

1. respond (answer):

to respond to sth

répondre à qc

2. respond (react):

respond

réagir

Translations for respond in the French»English Dictionary

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se comporter

to respond

respond Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to respond to sth

répondre à qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Victor responded by having a vasectomy without telling her.

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The band responded to the police threat by playing louder.

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Police responded to the park and locked it down.

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Spacecraft ceased transmitting and failed to respond to ground command.

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The editor could approve the post, and also respond to the post.

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Each subject responds to each question using an 8-point scale.

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It might be responded that the pain takes place in the brain.

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However, the other characters get sidetracked and do not respond to her suggestion.

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The drivers' union responded by striking for four days.

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The former may subtly pressure the respondent into responding yes, whereas the latter is far more direct.

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