contesto in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for contesto 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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me contestó con evasivas

she avoided the issue

me contestó con evasivas

she wouldn't give me a straight answer

contestó con altanería

she replied arrogantly o haughtily o disdainfully

contestó con un gruñido

he replied with a grunt

contestó con un gruñido

he grunted (in reply)

me contestó tajantemente que no

she answered with a categorical o an emphatic 'no'

me contestó tajantemente que no

she said categorically o very emphatically that she wouldn't (o that I couldn't etc.)

contestó rotundamente que no

he answered with a categorical o an emphatic 'no'

contestó rotundamente que no

he denied it (o refused etc.) categorically

Translations for contesto in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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he answered in monosyllables

contestó con monosílabos

write back

contestar

I wrote to her, but she never wrote back

le escribí, pero no me contestó

I suppose so, she said sulkily

—supongo que sí —contestó enfurruñada or malhumorada

he answered very indirectly

contestó evasivamente or con evasivas

contesto in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contesto 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 contesto 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

contesto 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