respondía in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for respondía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.responder VB intr

1.1. responder (contestar):

responder

to reply

responder

to answer

responder

to respond form

respondió con una evasiva

he gave an evasive reply

respondió afirmativamente/negativamente

she said yes/no

respondió afirmativamente/negativamente

she gave a positive/negative reply

respondió afirmativamente/negativamente

she responded in the affirmative/negative form

responder a algo

to reply to sth

responder a algo

to answer sth

responder a algo

to respond to sth form

no respondieron a mis cartas

they didn't reply to o respond to o answer my letters

la hembra responde a este reclamo

the female responds to o answers this call

1.2. responder (replicar):

responder

to answer back

2. responder (reaccionar):

responder

to respond

mis amigos no respondieron como había esperado

my friends didn't respond as I had hoped

el motor no respondió

the engine didn't respond

responder a algo una amenaza/un estímulo/un ruego

to respond to sth

no respondió al tratamiento

she didn't respond to the treatment

respondió a estos insultos con una sonrisa

he responded to o answered these insults with a smile

no respondía a los mandos

it was not responding to o obeying the controls

el perro responde al nombre de Kurt

the dog answers to the name of Kurt

3.1. responder (corresponder) (responder a algo):

responde al estereotipo del estudiante radical

he corresponds to o matches the stereotype of the radical student

no responden a la descripción

they do not fit o answer the description

las cifras no responden a la realidad

the figures do not reflect the true situation o do not correspond to reality

responde a las actuales exigencias de confort y seguridad

it meets present-day demands for comfort and safety

3.2. responder (responder a algo) (estar motivado por algo):

responde a la necesidad de controlar esta escalada

it is a response o an answer to the need to control this escalation

su viaje respondía al deseo de conocerlos personalmente

her trip was motivated by the desire to get to know them personally

4. responder (responsabilizarse):

si ocurre algo yo no respondo

I will not be held responsible o I refuse to accept responsibility if anything happens

tendrán que responder ante la justicia

they will have to answer for their acts in a court of law

(responder de algo) yo respondo de su integridad

I will vouch for his integrity

su tío respondió de las deudas

her uncle took responsibility for her debts

no respondo de lo que haya hecho mi hijo

I will not answer for o be answerable for o be held responsible for what my son may have done

(responder de que + subj) yo respondo de que se presente en comisaría

I will take responsibility for ensuring that he reports to the police

responder por alg.

to vouch for sb

II.responder VB trans

1. responder (contestar):

responder

to reply

responder

to answer

responder

to respond form

respondió que no le interesaba

he replied that he was not interested

2. responder pregunta:

responder

to answer

3. responder llamada/carta:

responder

to answer

responder

to reply to

responder

to respond to form

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his response was an invariable 'no'

respondía siempre or invariablemente con un 'no'

he was unresponsive to any stimulus

no respondía a ningún estímulo

answer to

responder ante

to answer to sb for sth

responder ante alguien de algo

answer to movement/control

responder a

respond

responder

to respond to sth

responder or contestar a algo

to respond to an advertisement

responder or contestar a un anuncio

respond

responder

to respond to sth

responder a algo

to be refractory to sth

no responder a algo

answer for conduct/consequences

responder de

he'll have to answer for what he did

va a tener que responder de or dar cuentas de lo que hizo

answer for truth/integrity

responder de

answer for person

responder por

answer for others/colleagues

responder por

I can't answer for everyone, but …

no puedo responder or contestar por todo el mundo, pero …

answer back

responder a las acusaciones

answer back

responder a sus críticos

talk back

responder (mal)

to vouch for sb

responder por alguien

to vouch for sth

responder de algo

respondía in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for respondía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

responder VB intr

1. responder (contestar):

responder

to reply

el perro responde al nombre de...

the dog answers to the name of ...

2. responder (contradecir):

responder

to contradict

3. responder:

responder (corresponder)

to correspond

responder (cumplir con)

to obey

4. responder (ser responsable):

responder por algo

to answer for sth

5. responder (garantizar):

responder de [o por] algo

to guarantee [or vouch for] sth

responder de una deuda

to guarantee a debt

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responder afirmativamente

to respond affirmatively

responder afirmativamente a algo

to reply in the affirmative to sth

responder con monosílabos

to answer in monosyllables

Translations for respondía in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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respond

responder

answer for action, situation

responder de

answer for person

responder por

reply

responder

to be responsive to sth MED

responder a algo

to vouch for sth/sb

responder de algo/por alguien

to answer to the name of Billy

responder al nombre de Billy

the failure to answer

el no responder

respondía Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

responder afirmativamente

to respond affirmatively

responder afirmativamente a algo

to reply in the affirmative to sth

responder con monosílabos

to answer in monosyllables

tardar en responder

to take a long time to answer

responder por algo

to answer for sth

responder de [o por] algo

to guarantee [or vouch for] sth

responder de una deuda

to guarantee a debt

no molestarse ni en responder a alguien

to ghost sb (not reply) inf