contestar

answer

Examples

Esa es una pregunta difícil de contestar.

That's a hard question to answer.

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Ella puede contestar a tu pregunta.

She is able to answer your question.

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Al no saber qué contestar, me quedé callada.

Not knowing what to answer, I kept silent.

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Tom le hizo a Mary algunas preguntas que no fue capaz de contestar.

Tom asked Mary a few questions that she wasn't able to answer.

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Tom no supo contestar ni una sola pregunta en el examen de ayer.

Tom couldn't answer even one question on yesterday's test.

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Nos fue imposible contestar la pregunta.

The question was impossible for us to answer.

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Permíteme contestar tu pregunta.

Let me go ahead and answer your question.

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No estoy en una posición para contestar.

I'm not in a position to answer.

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Ella le hizo algunas preguntas, pero él se negó a contestar.

She asked him some questions, but he refused to answer.

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Ella se levantó para contestar el teléfono.

She stood up to answer the phone.

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Tom no sabía cómo contestar.

Tom didn't know how to reply.

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Siento la demora en contestar.

I'm sorry for the delay in responding.

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Tom no tiene ni idea de cómo contestar a las preguntas de Mary.

Tom has no idea how to answer Mary's questions.

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Él es lo suficientemente inteligente para contestar todas las preguntas.

He is smart enough to answer all the questions.

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Hacé lo que te pedí sin contestar.

Do as you are told, and no answering back.

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Se aturdió y no supo que contestar.

He was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

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Por favor, perdóname por no contestar tu carta.

Please forgive me for not answering your letter.

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Tom no supo qué contestar.

Tom found nothing to say in return.

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Ella puede hacer y contestar preguntas.

She can ask and answer questions.

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Tom tenía que contestar el teléfono.

Tom had to answer the phone.

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