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answer, reply, respond* * *vb answer, reply ( fx he did not answer (el. reply); he answered with a nod);( give svar på tiltale) retort ( fx 'Mind your own business,' he retorted);(F, og = reagere) respond ( fx he did not respond to my question (, proposals); he responded with a kick (, laugh));( om gengældelsesforanstaltning) counter ( fx Britain countered by declaring a blockade);( betale) pay ( fx pay interest on a loan);[ svare en] answer somebody;[ svare enhver sit] pay everyone his due;[ svarer ikke!]( om telefon) no reply![ svare regning, svare sig] pay;[ med præp, adv:][ svare for](dvs i stedet for) reply for ( fx he replied for the minister);( garantere for) answer for, vouch for, guarantee;(dvs klare sig) hold one's own;[ svare igen] retort,( især næsvist) answer back;( om modforanstaltning) counter ( med with, fx Britain countered with a blockade; he countered with another question);( gøre gengæld) retaliate ( fx if we do that they may retaliate);[ svare på] answer ( fx a letter), reply to,(F, el. = reagere) respond to;[ svar mig på mit spørgsmål] answer my question;[ svare til]( stemme med) correspond to ( fx a county roughly corresponds to a Danish " amt"); answer to ( fx a description),( passe til) match ( fx shoes to match her dress),( passe i forhold til) fit ( fx make the punishment fit the crime);[ hvad svarede han til det?] what did he reply to that?[ det svarede ikke til vore forventninger] it did not come up to (el. it fell short of) our expectations;[ svare til hensigten] answer the purpose;[ og konvolutter der svarer til] and envelopes to match;[ svare til sit navn] deserve one's name.
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answer someone's description — fit/match/answer/someone’s description phrase to look the same as a person or thing that someone has described A young girl answering Anne’s description had just been brought in by police. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or … Useful english dictionary
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answer a description (of somebody) — answer/fit a description (of sb/sth) idiom to be like a particular person or thing • A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday. Main entry: ↑descriptionidiom … Useful english dictionary
answer a description (of something) — answer/fit a description (of sb/sth) idiom to be like a particular person or thing • A child answering the description of the missing boy was found safe and well in London yesterday. Main entry: ↑descriptionidiom … Useful english dictionary
answer — /ˈænsə / (say ansuh), /ˈan / (say ahn ) noun 1. a spoken or written reply to a question, request, letter, etc. 2. a reply or response in act: the answer was a volley of fire. 3. a reply to a charge or an accusation. 4. Law a pleading of facts by… …
description — n. 1) to give, provide a description 2) to answer to a description (he answers to the description of the escaped convict) 3) to beggar, defy description 4) an accurate, correct, exact; blow by blow; clear; detailed, thorough; firsthand; glowing;… … Combinatory dictionary
description — de|scrip|tion [ dı skrıpʃən ] noun *** count a statement about what someone or something is like: a brief description of the area give/provide/issue a description (of): Barry was unable to give police a description of his attacker. Police have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
description */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms description : singular description plural descriptions a) [countable] a statement about what someone or something is like a brief description of the area give/provide/issue a description (of): Barry was… … English dictionary
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answer to — 1. To give an indication of accepting as one s name 2. To have as one s name (informal) 3. To be accountable to • • • Main Entry: ↑answer * * * answer to (the name of) often humorous be called … Useful english dictionary
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