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I . an·swer [ˈɑ:n(t)səʳ] N

1. answer to:

answer (reply)
odgovor m na
answer (reaction)
odziv m
there was no answer (telephone)
nihče se ni oglasil
there was no answer (doorbell)
nikogar ni bilo doma
in answer to your letter ...
v odgovor na vaše pismo ...

2. answer MATH:

answer
rešitev f
answer to a problem
rešitev problema

II . an·swer [ˈɑ:n(t)səʳ] VB trans

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III . an·swer [ˈɑ:n(t)səʳ] VB intr

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answer again (gainsaying) trans
ugovarjati

answer back VB intr

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answer
ugovarjati
don't answer back!
ne ugovarjaj!

answer for VB intr

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answer
odgovarjati za
answer
biti odgovoren za
answer
jamčiti za
to have a lot to answer for
imeti veliko na vesti

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1. answer (take orders):

to answer to sb
odgovarjati komu

2. answer description:

answer
ustrezati

3. answer hum (respond to):

to answer to the name of ...
slišati na ime ...

Usage examples with answer

I'll answer the telephone
jaz se bom oglasil
to answer the phone
oglasiti se na telefon
to answer sb's prayer(s)
uslišati molitev [or željo] koga
there was no answer (telephone)
nihče se ni oglasil
answer to a problem
rešitev problema
to answer the telephone
oglasiti se na telefon
don't answer back!
ne ugovarjaj!
to answer charges
zagovarjati se [na sodišču]
in answer to your letter ...
v odgovor na vaše pismo ...
to answer in the affirmative
odgovoriti pritrdilno
her answer was so predictable
njen odgovor je bil povsem pričakovan
he got the answer wrong
narobe je odgovoril
in answer to your question
da odgovorim na vaše vprašanje
to answer the call of nature euph
opraviti potrebo
to press sb for an answer/decision
zahtevati odgovor/odločitev od koga
to have a lot to answer for
imeti veliko na vesti
to answer to the name of ...
slišati na ime ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The other player must answer truthfully if he has no more than 10 cards left, otherwise he can refuse to answer.
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I knew the answer to that, of course, but she was a woman and had the last word.
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In many cases such calls are to a call centre or automated service, although some institutions continue to answer such calls in their branches.
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Anagram clues are characterized by an indicator word adjacent to a phrase that has the same number of letters as the answer.
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The answer to a resolution for the country does not rest with me.
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Whenever he has anything on his mind, he sits on the curbstone of his mansion and whittles until he comes up with the answer.
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However, only one answer was accepted from all players, and incorrect answers were penalized 30 points.
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Usually we use a finite number of digits and accept an approximate answer with roundoff error.
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Only 3 people did manage to answer correctly, and out of those, 2 of them were Angolan citizens.
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This is so because there will often be no single right answer to the questions that are under review against the standard of reasonableness.
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