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audio an·swer (nsr)

s.
  1. (reply) respuesta, contestación f.
  2. (solution) solución f., resultado
  3. (reason) explicación f., razón f.
  4. forense réplica, contestación a la demanda

expresión idiomática:
to know all the answers
figurado saberlo todo
intr.
  1. (to respond) dar contestación, responder
  2. (to suffice) servir
  3. (to match) corresponder
    a car answering to that description un automóvil que corresponde a esa descripción

expresión idiomática:
to answer back
replicar con insolencia
tr.
  1. (to reply to) responder a, contestar a
  2. (to respond correctly to) resolver, solucionar (problema, enigma)
  3. (to correspond to) corresponder a

expresiones idiomáticas:
to answer for
  1. (a person) responder por, respaldar
  2. (to be liable) ser responsable por
to answer to the name of
responder al nombre de, tener por nombre
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