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risposta
in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary
English
English
Italian
Italian
I. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] N
1. answer (reply):
answer
risposta f (to a)
to get, give an answer
avere, dare una risposta
an answer in writing
una risposta scritta or per iscritto
there's no answer
non risponde nessuno
in answer to sth
in risposta a qc
she has all the answers
sa tutto
she has all the answers pej
crede di sapere tutto
she has an answer for everything
ha sempre la risposta pronta
her only answer was to laugh
per tutta risposta si mise a ridere
I won't take no for an answer!
non accetto rifiuti!
there's no answer to that!
che si può mai rispondere?
Italy's answer to Marilyn Monroe hum
la risposta italiana a Marilyn Monroe
2. answer (solution) (to difficulty, puzzle):
answer
soluzione f (to di)
answer SCHOOL, UNIV
risposta f (to a)
the right, wrong answer
la risposta giusta, sbagliata
there is no easy answer (to the problem)
non è (un problema) di facile soluzione
it's the answer to all our problems
è la soluzione or la risposta a tutti i nostri problemi
he doesn't pretend to know all the answers
non pretende di avere una soluzione a tutto
3. answer (to criticism):
answer
replica f (to a)
answer to a charge LAW
replica a un'accusa
II. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB trans
1. answer (reply to):
answer question, invitation, letter, person
rispondere a
to answer that …
rispondere che …
to answer the door
andare ad aprire (la porta)
to answer the telephone
rispondere al telefono
to answer the call
rispondere all'appello also fig
she answered him with a smile
gli rispose con un sorriso
to answer violence with violence
rispondere alla violenza con la violenza
our prayers have been answered
le nostre preghiere sono state esaudite
2. answer LAW (respond):
answer criticism, accusation, allegation
rispondere, replicare a
to answer a charge
replicare a un'accusa
he was in court to answer charges of theft
era in tribunale per rispondere ad accuse di furto
there was no case to answer
non c'erano accuse fondate
3. answer (meet):
answer need, demand
rispondere a
we saw nobody answering that description
non abbiamo visto nessuno che rispondesse a quella descrizione
4. answer NAUT:
to answer the helm
rispondere al timone
III. answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB intr
1. answer (respond):
answer
rispondere
it's not answering Brit TELEC
non risponde
to answer to the name of Fiona
rispondere al nome di Fiona
2. answer (correspond):
to answer to description
rispondere, corrispondere a
3. answer (account):
to answer for sb
rispondere per qn
to answer to sb
rendere conto a qn
he answers to management for any decisions he takes
deve rendere conto alla direzione di tutte le decisioni che prende
…or you'll have me to answer to!
…o dovrai fare i conti con me!
model answer [ˌmɒdlˈɑːnsə(r), -ˈænsər] N
model answer
esempio m di risposta
answer for VB [ˈɑːnsə -] (answer for [sth]) (account for)
answer for action, behaviour
rispondere di
they have a lot to answer for!
devono rispondere di molte cose!
to answer for sb's honesty
rispondere dell'onestà di qn
I. answer back VB [ˈɑːnsə -] (answer back)
answer back
ribattere
II. answer back VB [ˈɑːnsə -] (answer [sb] back) Brit
answer back
ribattere, rispondere male (a qn)
don't dare answer (me) back!
non osare rispondermi!
truthfully answer
sinceramente
definitively answer
in modo definitivo
stonily say, answer
freddamente, con tono glaciale
Italian
Italian
English
English
rispondere con pacatezza
to answer calmly
rispondere affermativamente
to reply or answer in the affirmative
rispondere a monosillabi
to answer in monosyllables
in the PONS Dictionary
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English
Italian
Italian
I. answer [ˈæn·sɚ] N
1. answer (reply):
answer
risposta f
in answer to your question
in risposta alla tua domanda
I called but there was no answer
ho chiamato, ma non hanno risposto
the short answer is ‘no’
in poche parole: no
2. answer (solution):
answer
soluzione f
3. answer LAW:
answer
replica f
4. answer (equivalent):
to be the French answer to the Beatles
essere la risposta francese ai Beatles
II. answer [ˈæn·sɚ] VB trans
1. answer (respond to):
answer
rispondere a
to answer the telephone
rispondere al telefono
to answer the door
andare ad aprire la porta
2. answer (fit, suit):
answer description
rispondere a
answer need
soddisfare
answer prayers
esaudire
III. answer [ˈæn·sɚ] VB intr
answer
rispondere
answer to VB trans
1. answer to (obey):
answer to
obbedire a
2. answer to (fit):
answer to description
rispondere a
3. answer to (be named):
to answer to the name of Billy
rispondere al nome di Billy
answer back VB intr
answer back
rispondere (male)
don't answer back!
non rispondere!
answer for VB trans
answer for action, situation
rispondere di
answer for person
rispondere di
to answer for oneself
rispondere delle proprie azioni
to have a lot to answer for
dover render conto di molte cose
straight-out answer
diretto, -a
studied answer
studiato, -a a tavolino
invariable answer, temperature
invariabile
Italian
Italian
English
English
replica
answer
rispondere
to answer
rispondere al telefono
to answer the phone
rispondere
to answer back
rispondere di qc
to answer for sth
risposta
answer
in risposta a
in answer to
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)
the quest for the truth/an answer
la ricerca della verità/di una risposta
to answer [or reply] in the affirmative
rispondere affermativamente
to not take no for an answer
non accettare un no come risposta
you don't want to answer, do you?
non vuoi rispondere, vero?
to answer to the name of Billy
rispondere al nome di Billy
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
She has been helping her brother with the games from the beginning, but truthfully, she didn't want to play the games or hurt anyone.
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Players are given the choice between answering a question truthfully, or performing a dare, both of which are set by the other players.
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Since players bid truthfully in a second price auction, we can replace all prices with players' values.
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The law makes it compulsory for every citizen to answer the census questions truthfully.
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During the examinations, she answered truthfully and boldly and all charges were dropped.
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