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answer [ˈα:nsər]1. nouna. ( = reply) réponse f• there's no answer to that! que voulez-vous répondre à ça ?b. ( = solution) solution f[+ letter, question, description] répondre à ; [+ prayer] exaucer• answer me! répondez-moi !• he answers to the name of... il répond au nom de...4. compounds• don't answer back! ne réponds pas !( = be responsible for) répondre de* * *['ɑːnsə(r)], US ['ænsər] 1.1) ( reply) réponse f (to à)to get/give an answer — obtenir/donner une réponse
there's no answer — ( to door) il n'y a personne; ( on phone) ça ne répond pas
2) ( solution) (to difficulty, puzzle) solution f (to à); School, University réponse f (to à)2.the right/wrong answer — la bonne/mauvaise réponse
transitive verb1) ( reply to) répondre à [question, invitation, letter, person]to answer that... — répondre que...
to answer the door — aller or venir ouvrir la porte
to answer the call — lit, fig répondre à l'appel
3) ( meet) répondre à [need, demand]3.1) ( respond) répondreit's not answering — GB Telecommunications ça ne répond pas
2) ( correspond)to answer to — répondre or correspondre à [description]
3) ( account)•Phrasal Verbs: -
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answer, US [transcription]["_ns\@r"]A n1 ( reply) réponse f (to à) ; to get/give an answer obtenir/donner une réponse ; an answer in writing une réponse par écrit ; there's no answer ( to door) il n'y a personne ; ( on phone) ça ne répond pas ; in answer to sth en réponse à qch ; she has all the answers, she has an answer for everything elle a réponse à tout, elle croit tout savoir pej ; her only answer was to laugh pour seule réponse elle a éclaté de rire ; I won't take no for an answer! pas question de refuser! ; there's no answer to that! que voulez-vous répondre à ça? ; France's answer to Marilyn Monroe hum la version française de Marilyn Monroe ;2 ( solution) (to difficulty, puzzle) solution f (to à) ; Sch, Univ réponse f (to à) ; the right/wrong answer la bonne/mauvaise réponse ; there is no easy answer (to the problem) c'est un problème difficile à résoudre ; it's the answer to all our problems c'est la solution à tous nos problèmes ; he doesn't pretend to know all the answers il ne prétend pas avoir réponse à tout ;B vtr1 ( reply to) répondre à [question, invitation, letter, person] ; to answer that répondre que ; to answer the door aller or venir ouvrir la porte ; to answer the telephone répondre au téléphone ; to answer the call lit, fig répondre à l'appel ; she answered him with a smile elle lui a répondu par un sourire ; to answer violence with violence répondre à la violence par la violence ; our prayers have been answered nos prières ont été exaucées ;2 gen, Jur ( respond) répondre à [criticism, accusation, allegation] ; to answer a charge répondre d'une accusation ; he was in court to answer charges of theft il devait répondre d'une accusation de vol devant le tribunal ; there was no case to answer il n'y avait pas matière à inculpation ;3 ( meet) répondre à [need, demand] ; we saw nobody answering that description nous n'avons vu personne répondant à cette description ;4 Naut to answer the helm obéir à la barre.C vi1 ( respond) répondre ; it's not answering GB Telecom ça ne répond pas ; to answer to the name of X répondre au nom de X ;3 ( account) to answer for sb répondre de qn ; to answer to sb être responsable devant qn ; he answers to management for any decisions he takes il doit répondre de toutes les décisions qu'il prend devant la direction ; …or you'll have me to answer to! …ou tu auras affaire à moi!■ answer back:▶ answer [sb] back GB répondre ; don't dare answer (me) back! comment oses-tu (me) répondre?■ answer for:▶ answer for [sth] ( account for) répondre de [action, behaviour] ; they have a lot to answer for! ils ont beaucoup de comptes à rendre! ; to answer for sb's honesty se porter garant de l'honnêteté de qn.
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