contestar
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Verb contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contesté, past participle contestado)
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to reply, retort, answer, respond
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Para mi sorpresa, ella no pudo contestar a la pregunta.
To my surprise, she could not answer the question.
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Sea lo que te pregunte, no deberías contestar.
Whatever he asks you, you mustn't answer.
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Ella se levantó para contestar al teléfono.
She got up to answer the phone.
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¿Podría alguien contestar el teléfono?
Can someone answer the telephone?
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¿Debo contestar en inglés?
Must I answer in English?
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No tienes derecho a contestar.
You have no right to answer.
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Me niego a contestar a esa pregunta.
I refuse to answer the question.
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Ningún estudiante podía contestar a la pregunta.
No students could answer the question.
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Cuando pregunté al estudiante universitario si asistía regularmente a la facultad, no supo qué contestar.
When I asked the college student if he regularly attended his school, he was at a loss for an answer.
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Parece que Tom no quiere contestar esta pregunta.
Tom doesn't seem to want to answer this question.
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