answer1

UK: /ˈɑːnt.sər/ US: /ˈænt.sə`/

Translation

v [t, i]

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⇨ contestar

⇨ responder

What did you answer?

¿Qué respondiste?

to answer the door

⇨ abrir la puerta

to answer the telephone

⇨ coger el teléfono

■ pron. La w no se pronuncia

→ to answer back→ to answer to sb (for sth)

(Definition of answer v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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