contestas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for contestas 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

contesta N f LatAm sl

contesta

answer

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contestar con circunloquios

to answer in a roundabout way

contestar con circunloquios

to be evasive in one's reply

automáticamente reaccionar/contestar

automatically

Translations for contestas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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retort

contestar

unanswered

sin contestar

talk back

contestar (mal)

he didn't deign to reply

no se dignó (a) contestar

write back

contestar

don't-know

persona que no contesta o responde que no sabe a una pregunta formulada en una encuesta

contestas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contestas 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 contestas 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

contestas 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

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Pero lo tuyo sea cual fuere tu profesión es de cobardes, publicar un aviso en una página, no dar tu nombre y ni siquiera contestas.

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