contestó

answered, replied


Verb contestó

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) preterite indicative form of contestar.

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Examples
  • Lo llamé, pero una niña contestó el teléfono.

    I called him, but a girl answered the phone.

  • Al preguntarle si era interesante, él gesticuló una gentil sonrisa y contestó que no existe nada interesante.

    When asking him if it was interesting, he showed a gentle smile and affirmed that there is no such thing as something interesting.

  • En cuanto oyó el timbre, contestó el teléfono.

    As soon as she heard the bell ring, she answered the telephone.

  • Tom siguió intentando llamar a Mary, pero ella nunca contestó su teléfono.

    Tom kept trying to call Mary, but she never answered her phone.

  • Ella contestó al teléfono en cuanto lo oyó sonar.

    She answered the telephone as soon as she heard the bell ring.

  • Él contestó de manera tosca.

    He made a rude reply.

  • Él llamó a la puerta pero nadie contestó.

    He knocked on the door but nobody answered.

  • El muchacho le contestó a su padre.

    The boy answered his father back.

  • El estudiante contestó: "La raíz cuadrada de 256 es dieciséis".

    The student answered, "The square root of 256 is sixteen."

  • Nos sorprendió la facilidad con la que contestó la pregunta.

    The ease with which he answered the question surprised us.

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