contesté in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for contesté in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.contestar VB trans

contestar pregunta/teléfono

to answer

contestar carta

to answer

contestar carta

to reply to

me contestó que no

he said no

II.contestar VB intr

1. contestar:

contestar (a una pregunta)

to answer

contestar (a una carta)

to answer

contestar (a una carta)

to reply

me escribió pero no pienso contestarle

she wrote to me but I don't intend writing back

llamé varias veces, pero no contestaba nadie

I phoned several times but no-one answered

a ver si me contestas antes del lunes

try to let me have an answer by Monday

2. contestar (insolentarse):

contestar

to answer back

no me contestes

don't answer (me) back

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contestar con circunloquios

to answer in a roundabout way

contestar con circunloquios

to be evasive in one's reply

contesté todas las preguntas excepto las dos últimas

I answered all the questions except (for) the last two

contesté todas las preguntas excepto las dos últimas

I answered all the questions apart from the last two

contesté todas las preguntas excepto las dos últimas

I answered all the questions aside from the last two Am

como no tenía ni idea contesté al voleo

I had no idea so I said the first thing that came into my head o I said something off the top of my head

Translations for contesté in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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retort

contestar

unanswered

sin contestar

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

talk back

contestar (mal)

he didn't deign to reply

no se dignó (a) contestar

write back

contestar

contesté in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contesté in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.contestar VB trans (responder)

contestar

to answer

II.contestar VB intr

1. contestar (responder):

contestar

to answer

2. contestar (replicar):

contestar

to answer back

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contestar con desgarro

to answer insolently

contestar con desgarro

to talk back

contestar con acritud

to reply bitterly

contestar algo con afirmaciones

to answer in the affirmative

Translations for contesté in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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reply

contestar

reply

contestar

to write (sb/sth) back

contestar (a alguien/algo)

write back

contestar

unanswered

sin contestar

respond

contestar

answer back

contestar

to answer [or reply] in the affirmative

contestar afirmativamente

contesté Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

contestar con desgarro

to answer insolently

contestar con desgarro

to talk back

contestar de mala manera

to answer rudely

contestar con acritud

to reply bitterly

tardaron tres semanas en contestar

it took them three weeks to answer

contestar en malos términos

to answer rudely

contestar algo con afirmaciones

to answer in the affirmative

contestar a alguien de forma brusca

to snap at sb