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[ˈaːnsə]1. noun1) something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person:جَوابShe refused to give an answer to his questions.
2) the solution to a problem:حَـل لِمَسْألَهThe answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.
2. verb1) to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc:Answer my questions, please
يَرُد عَلى، يُجِيبWhy don't you answer the letter?
يَفْتَح الباب (لِلطَّارِق)Could you answer the door, please?
3) to be suitable or all that is necessary (for):يُلائِمThis will answer my requirements.
يُلائِم، يَفي بِالغَرَضThe police have found a man answering (to) that description.
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2 responder
v.1 to answer.Ella le responde a Ricardo She answers Richard.2 to answer back.3 to respond.Ellos responden pronto They respond soon.4 to hit back, to fight back.El chico responde The boy hits back.* * *1 (contestar) to answer1 (contestar) to answer, reply2 (replicar) to answer back3 (corresponder) to answer, respond to4 (tener el efecto deseado) to respond5 (rendir) to go well, do well6 (ser responsable) to answer (de, for), accept responsibility (de, for)7 (garantizar) to guarantee, vouch (de, for)\responder a un tratamiento to respond to a course of treatmentresponder a una descripción to answer a description, fit a descriptionresponder a una necesidad to answer a need, meet a needresponder de alguien to be responsible for somebodyresponder por alguien to vouch for somebody, act as a guarantor for somebody* * *verbto answer, reply, respond* * *1. VI1) (=contestar) [a pregunta, llamada] to answer; [en diálogo, carta] to replyla mayor parte de los encuestados respondió afirmativamente — the majority of people surveyed said yes o frm answered positively
aunque llamen al timbre varias veces no respondas — even if they ring the bell a number of times don't answer
responder a — [+ pregunta] to answer; [+ carta] to reply to, answer; [+ críticas, peticiones] to respond to, answer
la primera ministra eludió responder a las acusaciones de la oposición — the prime minister avoided answering the opposition's accusations
responder al nombre de — [persona] to go by the name of; [animal] to answer to the name of
el detenido, cuyo nombre responde a las iniciales A. M.,... — the person under arrest, whose initials are A.M.,...
2) (=replicar) to answer back3) (=reaccionar) to respondnunca se imaginó que la gente fuera a responder tan bien — he never imagined that people would respond so well
si las abonas bien verás qué bien responden — if you feed them well you'll see how well they respond
responder a, no respondió al tratamiento — he did not respond to the treatment
el pueblo respondió a su llamada — the population answered his call o más frm responded to his call
4) (=rendir) [negocio] to do well; [máquina] to perform well; [empleado] to produce resultsdebes preparar un equipo de profesionales que responda — you must train a team of professionals that can produce results o come up with the goods *
5) (=satisfacer)responder a — [+ exigencias, necesidades] to meet; [+ expectativas] to come up to
este tipo de productos no responde ya a las exigencias del mercado — this type of product no longer meets market demands
el equipo italiano no ha respondido a las expectativas — the Italian team has not come up to expectations
la construcción de esta nueva carretera responde a una necesidad social — this new road has been built in response to public need
6) (=corresponder)responder a — [+ idea, imagen, información] to correspond to; [+ descripción] to answer, fit
una imagen de fragilidad que no responde a la realidad — an image of fragility that does not correspond to reality
uno de los detenidos responde a la descripción del sospechoso — one of those arrested answers o fits the description of the suspect
7) (=responsabilizarse)yo ya te avisé, así que no respondo — I warned you before, I'm not responsible
responder de — [+ acto, consecuencia] to answer for; [+ seguridad, deuda] to be responsible for; [+ honestidad] to vouch for
tendrá que responder de su gestión económica ante un tribunal — he will have to answer for his financial management in a court of law
la empresa no responde de la seguridad del edificio — the company is not responsible for the security of the building
8)9) [material] to be workable, be easily worked2.VT (=contestar) [+ pregunta, llamada] to answerresponde algo, aunque sea al azar — give an answer o say something, even if it's a guess
- no quiero -respondió — "I don't want to," he replied
me respondió que no sabía — she told me that she didn't know, she replied that she didn't know
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)
responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)
b) ( replicar) to answer back2) ( reaccionar) to respondresponder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something
no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls
3)a) ( corresponder)responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety
b) ( estar motivado por algo)responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her
4) ( responsabilizarse)2.responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody
responder vta) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)b) < pregunta> to answerc) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)* * *= answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.Ex. The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.Ex. This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.Ex. The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex. She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.Ex. A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.Ex. The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.Ex. This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".----* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* que se puede responder = answerable.* responder (a) = respond (to).* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.* responder a una invitación = RSVP.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* responder a una pregunta = field + question.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* responder a un comentario = field + comment.* responder de = vouch (for).* responder de Algo = be held to account.* responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.* responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder positivamente = respond + favourably.* responder preguntas = take + questions.* responder rápidamente = shoot back.* responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.* respondiendo a = be responsive to.* sin responder = unanswered.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)
responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)
b) ( replicar) to answer back2) ( reaccionar) to respondresponder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something
no respondía a los mandos — it was not responding to o obeying the controls
3)a) ( corresponder)responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety
b) ( estar motivado por algo)responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her
4) ( responsabilizarse)2.responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody
responder vta) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)b) < pregunta> to answerc) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)* * *= answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.
Ex: This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.Ex: The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex: She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.Ex: A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.Ex: The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.Ex: This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* que se puede responder = answerable.* responder (a) = respond (to).* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.* responder a una invitación = RSVP.* responder a una necesidad = address + need.* responder a una pregunta = field + question.* responder a una situación = respond to + situation.* responder a un comentario = field + comment.* responder de = vouch (for).* responder de Algo = be held to account.* responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.* responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.* responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.* responder positivamente = respond + favourably.* responder preguntas = take + questions.* responder rápidamente = shoot back.* responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.* respondiendo a = be responsive to.* sin responder = unanswered.* * *responder [E1 ]viA1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)respondió con una evasiva he gave an evasive replyrespondió afirmativamente/negativamente she said yes/no, she gave a positive/negative reply, she responded in the affirmative/negative ( frml)responder A algo to reply TO sth, to answer sth, to respond TO sth ( frml)no respondieron a mis cartas they didn't reply to o respond to o answer my lettersla hembra responde a este reclamo the female responds to o answers this call2 (replicar) to answer backB (reaccionar) to respondmis amigos no respondieron como había esperado my friends didn't respond as I had hopedel motor no respondió the engine didn't respondresponder A algo ‹a una amenaza/un estímulo/un ruego› to respond TO sthno respondió al tratamiento she didn't respond to the treatmentrespondió a estos insultos con una sonrisa he responded to o answered these insults with a smileno respondía a los mandos it was not responding to o obeying the controlsel perro responde al nombre de Kurt the dog answers to the name of KurtC1 (corresponder) responder A algo:responde al estereotipo del estudiante radical he corresponds to o matches the stereotype of the radical studentno responden a la descripción they do not fit o answer the descriptionlas cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation o do not correspond to realityresponde a las actuales exigencias de confort y seguridad it meets present-day demands for comfort and safety(estar motivado por algo): responde a la necesidad de controlar esta escalada it is a response o an answer to the need to control this escalationsu viaje respondía al deseo de conocerlos personalmente her trip was motivated by the desire to get to know them personallyD(responsabilizarse): si ocurre algo yo no respondo I will not be held responsible o I refuse to accept responsibility if anything happenstendrán que responder ante la justicia they will have to answer for their acts in a court of lawresponder DE algo:yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integritysu tío respondió de las deudas her uncle took responsibility for her debtsno respondo de lo que haya hecho mi hijo I will not answer for o be answerable for o be held responsible for what my son may have doneresponder DE QUE + SUBJ:yo respondo de que se presente en comisaría I will take responsibility for ensuring that he reports to the policeresponder POR algn to vouch FOR sb■ respondervt1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)respondió que no le interesaba he replied that he was not interested2 ‹pregunta› to answer3 ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to, respond to ( frml)* * *
responder ( conjugate responder) verbo intransitivo
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2 ( reaccionar) to respond;
responder A algo ‹a amenaza/estímulo› to respond to sth
3 ( corresponder):
las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation
4 ( responsabilizarse):◊ si ocurre algo, yo no respondo if anything happens I will not be held responsible;
responder ante la justicia to answer for one's acts in a court of law;
yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity;
no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did;
responder POR algn to vouch for sb
verbo transitivo
responder
I verbo transitivo to answer, reply
II verbo intransitivo
1 (a una acción, pregunta, etc) to answer, reply: respondió con evasivas, he didn't give a straight answer, nunca responde a mis cartas, she never answers my letters
2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo, etc) to respond
3 (de un error o falta) to pay for: el asesino debe responder de sus crímenes, the murderer must pay for his crimes
4 (por una persona) to vouch for: yo respondo de su inocencia, I will vouch for his innocence
5 (de un acto, de una cosa) to be responsible for, to answer for: yo no puedo responder de sus actos, I can't take responsibility for his actions
6 (un negocio) to go well
7 (una cosa a otra) to correspond: los resultados no respondieron a las expectativas, the results didn't fulfil the expectations
' responder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cable
- enredarse
- enrollarse
- vacilar
- concluyente
English:
account for
- answer
- answer back
- answer for
- definitive
- give
- guideline
- handle
- parting
- reply
- respond
- retaliate
- shoot back
- vouch
- acknowledge
- attempt
- counter
- fit
- pattern
- perform
* * *♦ vt[contestar] to answer; [con insolencia] to answer back;respondió que sí/que no she said yes/no;respondió que lo pensaría she said that she'd think about it♦ vino responde nadie [al llamar] there's no answer;responde al nombre de Toby he answers to the name of Toby2. [replicar] to answer back;¡no respondas a tu madre! don't answer your mother back!3. [reaccionar] to respond (a to);el paciente no responde al tratamiento the patient isn't responding to the treatment;la nueva máquina responde bien the new machine is performing well;los mandos no (me) responden the controls aren't responding;el delantero no respondió a las provocaciones de su marcador the forward didn't react to his marker's attempts to provoke him4. [responsabilizarse]si te pasa algo yo no respondo I can't be held responsible if anything happens to you;responder de algo/por alguien to answer for sth/for sb;yo respondo de su inocencia/por él I can vouch for his innocence/for him;responderá de sus actos ante el parlamento she will answer for her actions before Parliament;¡no respondo de mis actos! I can't be responsible for what I might do!;yo no respondo de lo que pueda pasar si se autoriza la manifestación I won't be held responsible for what might happen if the demonstration is authorized5. [corresponder]las medidas responden a la crisis the measures are in keeping with the nature of the crisis;un producto que responde a las necesidades del consumidor medio a product which meets the needs of the average consumer;no ha respondido a nuestras expectativas it hasn't lived up to our expectationslas largas listas de espera responden a la falta de medios the long waiting lists reflect the lack of resources* * *I v/t answerII v/i1:responder al nombre de … answer to the name of …2:responder de take responsibility for3:responder por alguien vouch for s.o.* * *responder vt: to answerresponder vi1) : to answer, to reply, to respond2)responder a : to respond toresponder al tratamiento: to respond to treatment3)responder de : to answer for, to vouch for (something)4)responder por : to vouch for (someone)* * *responder vb1. (pregunta, teléfono, etc) to answer3. (reaccionar) to respond -
3 respondeo
rē-spondĕo, di, sum, 2, v. a.I.Lit., to promise a thing in return for something else; to offer or present in return. So, only in a few examples, the phrase par pari (dat.) respondere, to return like for like: par pari respondes dicto, you return tit for tat with your tongue (syn. refero), Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 41; cf.: istuc serva; et verbum verbo par pari ut respondeas, Ter Phorm. 1, 4, 35; and:II.paria paribus respondimus,
Cic. Att. 6, 1, 23.— Pass.: provide, si cui quid debetur, ut sit, unde par pari respondeatur, i. e. that there be wherewithal to meet the demand, Atticus ap. Cic. Att. 16, 7, 6; cf. also under II. A. 1, the lusus verbb. with spondeo; and II. B. init. —In a more general signification.A.To answer, reply, respond (either to a question, or to any statement or remark, and either in a friendly or hostile signif.); constr. aliquid alicui, ad, adversus, contra aliquem ( aliquid).1.In gen.a.Lit.: Th. Aliud te rogo. Tr. Aliud ergo nunc tibi respondeo, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 70; cf. id. Merc. 1, 2, 73.— Absol.:b.prius respondes, quam rogo,
Plaut. Merc. 2, 3, 119:eā legatione Papirius auditā... respondit,
Liv. 9, 14, 2; 27, 40, 8; 33, 38, 7; Nep. Milt. 1, 4:ille appellatus respondit,
Caes. B. G. 5, 36; 5, 41; Cic. Leg. 3, 13, 30; id. Verr. 2, 4, 62, § 138; id. Fam. 3, 6, 2; 5, 2, 8; 7, 24, 2;9, 14, 2. — So usu. of an oral answer: tibi non rescribam, sed respondeam,
Sen. Ep. 67, 2;but also of writing: epistulae,
Cic. Att. 9, 9, 1 et saep.; v. infra:ab his sermo oritur, respondet Laelius,
Cic. Lael. 1, 5; Plaut. Men. 5, 5, 28: olli respondit rex Albaï Longaï, Enn. ap. Fortun. p. 2691 P. (Ann. v. 34 Vahl.):cui orationi Caepionis ore respondit Aelius,
Cic. Brut. 46, 169:criminibus,
id. Planc. 2, 4:supremae tuae paginae,
id. Att. 6, 2, 1:cui opinioni,
Quint. 4, 4, 1:tam aequae postulationi,
id. 7, 1, 47 al.:summā constantiā ad ea, quae quaesita erant, respondebat,
Cic. Phil. 1, 1, 2; cf.:arbitrabar me satis respondisse ad id quod quaesierat Laelius,
id. Rep. 2, 39, 65:nec absurde adversus utrosque respondisse visus est,
Liv. 35, 50; 8, 32:adversus haec imperator respondit,
id. 30, 31; 33, 35 fin. — With acc. of neutr. pron.:illud respondere cogam,
to make answer to that, Cic. Cael. 28, 67; cf. id. Vatin. 7, 18; 17, 41:multa contra patronos venuste testis saepe respondet,
Quint. 5, 7, 31; 5, 7, 24; cf.:accipe, quid contra juvenis responderit,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 233.— With object-clause:respondent, bello se et suos tutari posse,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 59; id. Curc. 2, 3, 54; id. Mil. 2, 2, 23; id. Merc. 5, 2. 102 al. —Introducing a direct answer:cum dixisset, Quid agis, Grani? respondit, Immo vero tu, Druse, quid agis!
Cic. Planc. 14, 33; id. Att. 5, 21, 12; id. Inv. 1, 31, 51; id. Tusc. 5, 19, 56.— In impers. perf.:postquam mihi responsum est, abeo, etc.,
Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 57; cf. id. Mil. 4, 2, 93: quid nunc renunciem abs te responsum? Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 18:sic existimet: Responsum non dictum esse, quia laesit prior,
id. Eun. prol. 6.— In plur.:multa ejus et in senatu et in foro vel provisa prudenter vel acta constanter vel responsa acute ferebantur,
Cic. Lael. 2, 6.— In the sup.:(haec) quam brevia responsu,
Cic. Clu. 59 fin. — In a lusus verbb. with spondeo: Er. Sponden' tu istud? He. Spondeo. Er. At ego, tuum tibi advenisse filium, respondeo, and in return I promise you, i. e. assure you, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 119; cf.:fideiussores, qui salvam rempublicam fore responderunt, etc.,
promised, gave assurance, Dig. 50, 1, 17 fin. —Trop., to answer, respond, reply to, re-echo, resound, etc.:2.saxa et solitudines voci respondent,
Cic. Arch. 8, 19;respondent flebile ripae,
Ov. M. 11, 53; and:respondentia tympana,
Stat. Achill. 2, 175: urbes coloniarum respondebunt Catilinae tumulis silvestribus, will give an answer to, i. e. will prove a match for, Cic. Cat. 2, 11, 24.—In partic.a.Of lawyers, priests, oracles, etc., to give an opinion, advice, decision, response:b.quaeris, num juris consultus (sit)? quasi quisquam sit, qui sibi hunc falsum de jure respondisse dicat,
Cic. Planc. 25, 62; so,de jure,
id. Brut. 30, 113; cf.:de jure consulentibus respondere,
id. Mur. 4, 9;in a like signif., also simply jus,
id. Leg. 1, 4, 12:facultas respondendi juris,
id. ib. 2, 12, 29; id. de Or. 1, 45, 198; Plin. Ep. 6, 15, 3 al.; cf.:civica jura,
Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 24; and:quae consuluntur, minimo periculo respondentur, etc.,
Cic. Mur. 13, 28; id. Brut. 89, 306. — Absol., Dig. 2, 14, 7; and so very freq. of the jurists in the Digests;v. responsum: pater Roscii ad haruspices retulit: qui responderunt, nihil illo puero clarius fore,
Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79:cum ex prodigiis haruspices respondissent,
Sall. C. 47, 2; Liv. 27, 37; 31, 5; 5, 54; Vell. 2, 24, 3:responsum est,
Suet. Aug. 94, 97:deliberantibus Pythia respondit, ut moenibus ligneis se munirent,
gave advice, Nep. Them. 2, 6; cf. Just. 11, 11, § 11:possumus seniores amici quiete respondere,
to give advice, Tac. A. 14, 54 fin. —Of the answering of a person summoned when his name is called; hence, meton., to appear: citatus neque respondit neque excusatus est, Varr. ap. Gell. 11, 1, 4; cf.:(β).cives, qui ad nomina non respondissent,
Liv. 7, 4:quia Romae non respondebant,
id. 39, 18; Val. Max. 6, 3, 4; Suet. Tib. 38; id. Ner. 44; Hor. S. 1, 9, 36 (vadato, dat., i.e. ei qui eum vadatus erat; v. vador); Dig. 3, 3, 35; 41, 1, 14 et saep.—Esp., to appear before a tribunal, to answer an accusation, meet a charge, etc.:(γ).perfectus in exsilium Tubulus est nec respondere ausus,
Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:Verrem alterā actione responsurum non esse,
id. Verr. 2, 1, 1, § 1:nemo Epaminondam responsurum putabat,
Nep. Epam. 8, 1.—Transf., in gen., to appear, be present:B.ipsi (sc. paeon et herous) se offerent et respondebunt non vocati,
Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 191:verba (with res se ostendent),
Quint. 10, 3, 9:ut ii, qui debent, non respondeant ad tempus,
Cic. Att. 16, 2, 2; cf.:podagra ad tempus (with venit ad horam),
Sen. Q. N. 3, 16, 1:sanguis per menstrua,
Cels. 4, 4, 5.—To answer to; to meet, agree, accord, or correspond with a thing; constr. usually with dat. or absol.:C.ut omnia omnibus paribus paria respondeant,
Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 50:ut horum auctoritatibus illorum orationi, qui dissentiunt, respondere posse videamur,
id. Imp. Pomp. 23, 68:ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant,
id. Or. 12, 38; and:respondent extrema primis, media utrisque, omnia omnibus,
id. Fin. 5, 28, 83: (Aristoteles dicit) illam artem (sc. rhetoricam) quasi ex alterā parte respondere dialecticae, that it corresponds to, i. e. forms the counterpart of, id. Or. 32, 114:aedificare alteram porticum quae Palatio responderet,
id. Har. Resp. 23, 49; cf.of a locality: contra elata mari respondet Gnosia tellus,
i. e. lies opposite, Verg. A. 6, 23:Pachyni pulsata Ionio respondent saxa profundo,
Sil. 14, 73:est mihi magnae curae, ut ita erudiatur (Lucullus), ut et patri et Caepioni nostro et tibi tam propinquo respondeat,
Cic. Fin. 3, 2, 8: satis Graecorum [p. 1582] gloriae responderunt, id. Tusc. 1, 2, 3:tua virtus opinioni hominum,
id. Fam. 2, 5, 2; id. Lael. 16, 56:fortuna meis optatis,
id. Fam. 2, 1, 2; cf.:seges votis,
Verg. G. 1, 47:arma Caesaris non responsura lacertis,
Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 48:favor meritis,
id. ib. 2, 1, 9:ne prior officio quisquam respondeat,
id. S. 2, 6, 24:par fama labori,
id. ib. 2, 8, 66:fructus labori,
Ov. F. 4, 641:non mihi respondent veteres in carmine vires,
id. H. 15, 197 al.:familiam nemo speciosiorem producet, sed hominibus non respondet,
he does not pay his debts, Sen. Ep. 87, 6:amori amore respondere,
i. e. to return it, repay it, Cic. Fam. 15, 21, 4; cf.:Quinti fratris liberalitati subsidiis amicorum,
id. Att. 4, 3, 6:qui ex vico ortus est, eam patriam intellegitur habere, cui reipublicae vicus ille respondet,
to which it belongs, Dig. 50, 1, 30.—In mal. part.: mulieribus,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 1, 17.—With ad:respondere ad parentum speciem,
resemble, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 9:deformentur directiones, ut longitudines ad regulam et lineam, altitudines ad perpendiculum, anguli ad normam respondentes exigantur,
Vitr. 7, 3; cf.:structuram ad perpendiculum respondere oportet,
Plin. 36, 22, 51, § 172:quia non tota ad animum responderat (villa),
Suet. Caes. 48:ad spem eventus respondit,
Liv. 28, 6.—With dat.:Papirio quoque brevi ad spem eventus respondit,
Liv. 9, 15.— With ex:quicquid non ex voluntate respondet, iram provocat,
Sen. Ep. 47, 19:speculum quocumque obvertimus oris, Res sibi respondent simili formā atque colore,
i. e. correspond, are reflected, Lucr. 4, 167.— Absol.:sidera respondent in aquā,
Lucr. 4, 213:quia raro verba belle respondeant,
Quint. 6, 3, 48: medicus aliquid oportet inveniat, quod non ubique fortasse, sed saepius tamen etiam respondeat, may answer, be suitable, Cels. praef.—To return, make a return, yield:1.frumenta quando cum quarto responderint (sc. colono),
have returned, yielded, Col. 3, 3, 4; cf. with abl. and dat.:humus cum est repetita cultu, magno fenore colono respondet,
id. 2, 1, 3:vitis, nisi praepingui solo, non respondet,
id. 3, 2, 11; cf.:metalla plenius responsura fodienti,
Sen. Ep. 23, 5.—Hence, rēspon-sum, i, n., an answer, reply, response (equally freq. in sing. and plur.).In gen.:2.suis postulatis responsa exspectare,
Caes. B. C. 1, 5 fin.:haec paucis diebus ex illius ad nostra responsa responsis intellegentur, quorsum evasura sint,
Cic. Att. 7, 17, 4:responsum senatūs,
Liv. 7, 31:sine responso legatos dimisit,
id. 9, 38:nullo ab nostris dato responso,
Caes. B. G. 5, 58:responsum dedisti tantis de rebus,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 16, § 40; 2, 4, 39, § 85; so,dare responsum,
Liv. 5, 32, 8; Val. Max. 9, 5, ext. 3; Curt. 3, 12, 9; Liv. 3, 50, 12:reddere alicui,
Cic. Planc. 14, 34; cf.:triste redditum,
Liv. 9, 16:ferre (ab aliquo),
to receive, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 19; Caes. B. G. 6, 4 fin.:referre (ab aliquo),
to deliver, Cic. Att. 7, 17, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, 23; Liv. 37, 6:elicere,
Quint. 5, 7, 20:petere,
Hor. C. S. 55:responsum accipere,
Liv. 5, 36, 4; Just. 12, 2, 8:responsum non fuit in eis,
Vulg. Jer. 5, 13.—In partic. (acc. to II. A. 2.), an answer, reply of a lawyer, priest, oracle, etc.; an opinion, response, oracle:cum responsumque ab eo (Crasso) verum magis, quam ad suam rem accommodatum abstulisset, etc.,
Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 239:res judicatae, decreta, responsa,
id. ib. 2, 27, 116; id. Mur. 13, 29.—The responsa prudentium, or authoritative opinions of leading lawyers, were an important source of the Roman law,
Just. Inst. 1, 2, 8 Sandars ad loc.:haruspicum responsa,
Cic. Cat. 3, 4, 9; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 30; Ov. M. 3, 340; 527:legatus a Delphis Romam rediit, responsumque ex scripto recitavit,
Liv. 23, 11; cf. id. 1, 56; Quint. 3, 7, 11; 5, 7, 35; Tac. H. 1, 10; 4, 65 al.; Plaut. Ps. 1, 5, 65; Ter. And. 4, 2, 15; Verg. A. 7, 86 et saep.—In eccl. Lat.: responsum Dei, ab angelo, etc.,
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4 SVARA
* * *(að), v.1) to reply, answer, absol. or with double dat., s. e-m e-u (því mun ek s. þér um þetta, er satt er);3) s. fyrir e-n or e-t, to answer (be answerable, responsible) for (ek skal þar fyrir s.); s. skilum fyrir, to render account for.* * *að, [A. S. and-swarian; Engl. an-swer], to reply, answer, absol. or with double dat. (s. e-m e-u), ef maðr svarar eigi, Grág. i. 21; svara engu orði, Fb. ii. 63; Hrútr svaraði þá—‘ærit fögr er mær sjá,’ Nj. 2; því (dat.) mun ek svara þér um þetta er satt er, 49; hón svarar svá, at hón vill …, Fms. i. 2; svara e-u fyrir sik, to make answer in defence, 656 C. 29.II. as a law phrase, to answer, respond; svara til laga þeim jörðum sem keypt hefir, Dipl. iv. 9; s. lögriptingum á jörðu, ii. 20; svara máli fyrir e-n, to answer for, Nj. 106; s. sökum fyrir e-t, to pay the penally for, Sks. 796; s. e-m lögum, to answer according to the law, D. N.; s. þessum lögbrotum, to answer for them, Sks. 546; at þér svarit slíku fyrir sem þér hafit til gört, that you shall answer for what you have done, Boll. 350; s. skilum fyrir, to give an account for, Fms. vii. 127; eiga at s. málum, Stat. 309; um presta, hverju þeir skulu s., what duties they have to discharge, N. G. L. i. 345; svara til allra stétta, to pay taxes to all estates (king and clergy).2. svara e-u, to be equal, amount to; svá mikil kol sem svaraði fimm hrossa göngu, Dipl. v. 14; er svari innkaupum, N. G. L. iii. 16; sam-s. -
5 re-spondeō
re-spondeō spondī, spōnsus, ēre, to answer, reply, respond, make answer: in respondendo exposuit, etc.: non inhumaniter: ille appellatus respondit, Cs.: par pari ut respondeas, give tit for tat, T.: paria paribus: antiquissimae cuique (epistulae) primum respondebo: ad ea, quae quaesita erant: adversus utrosque, L.: quin respondes, vetuerimne te, etc., L.: mihi quis esset: cum dixisset, Quid agis, Grani? respondit, Immo vero, etc.: tibi pauca: Accipe, quid contra iuvenis responderit, H.: Quid nunc renunciem abs te responsum? T.: (haec) quam brevia responsu.—To give an opinion, give advice, decide, answer: falsum de iure: te ad ius respondendum dare: civica iura, H.: quae consuluntur, minimo periculo respondentur, etc.: cum ex prodigiis haruspices respondissent, S.: deliberantibus Pythia respondit, ut moenibus ligneis se munirent, advised, N.—To answer to one's name, answer, attend, appear: ad nomina, L.: vadato, H.: Verrem alterā actione responsurum non esse: nemo Epaminondam reresponsurum putabat, N.: ad tempus.—Fig., to answer, reply, re-echo, resound: saxa voci respondent: respondent flebile ripae, O.—To answer, be equal to, be a match for, suffice to meet: urbes coloniarum respondebunt Catilinae tumulis silvestribus.—To answer, correspond, accord, agree: ut omnia omnibus paribus paria respondeant: respondent extrema primis: illam artem (sc. rhetoricam) quasi ex alterā parte respondere dialecticae, i. e. is the counterpart of: Contra elata mari respondet Gnosia tellus, i. e. lies opposite, V.: ita erudiri, ut patri respondeat, resemble: ut nostra in amicos benevolentia illorum erga vos benevolentiae respondeat: seges votis, V.: arma Caesaris non responsura lacertis, H.: officio, to suffice for, H.: Non mihi respondent veteres in carmina vires, O.: amori amore respondere, i. e. return: provide, ut sit, unde par pari respondeatur, i. e. that there be enough to meet the demand: ad spem eventus respondit, L. -
6 tort
(Russian) cake v.t. to pull, to draw; to attract; to involve, to draw in; to soak up, to absorb; to distil; to serve (food); to weigh (on a scale); to give, to bestow upon; to dig (ditch); to mill; to withhold; to resemble; to favor; to go through, to undergo; to be inclined towards. Elektr simlarini tort to string electric wires. tamaki tort to smoke tobacco. tarozida un tort to weigh flour on a scale. o’ziga tort to attract to o.s. ishga tort to involve in work, to put to work. diqqatni chetga tort to divert attention. javobgarlikka tort to make answer (for). jazoga tort to bring to justice, to make pay. azob tort to suffer. jazo tort to undergo punishment. izza tort to feel ashamed or shy. tashvish tort to feel anxious. osh tort to serve pilaw. bosh tort to pull out, to back out of. burun tort to snort, to sniff. karnay tort to play a karnay. oyoqni tort to pull out, to leave. oh tort to let out a gasp. qo’l tort to pull back, to cease. ovqatdan qo’l tort to cease eating. qo’shin tort to to march troops. homuza tort to yawn. yo’g’on tort to thicken. biror kishiga tort to look like s.o., to be like s.o. tortib (olib) ket to make off with. tortib ol to pull out; to free; to seize. tortib chiqar /chiq to pull out. (tortil, tortish, torttir)tort tort coll.pilfering, filching, pillaging; drinking (bout) -
7 взыскивать
несовер. - взыскивать; совер. - взыскать
1) (что-л.; с кого-л.)
levy; exact (from, of); collect (from); recover (from)
2) (с кого-л. за что-л.)
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8 ответственность
жен.responsibility; юр. тж. amenabilityслагать с себя ответственность — to abdicate/decline all responsibility
снимать с кого-л. ответственность — to relieve smb. of responsibility
возлагать ответственность (на кого-л.) — to make smb. responsible (for)
лежать на чьей-л. ответственности — to be one's responsibility
привлекать к ответственности — (за что-л.) to call to account (for), to make answer/answerable (for)
уклоняться от ответственности — to avoid/evade/dodge the responsibility
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > ответственность
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9 jibisha
[Swahili Word] -jibisha[English Word] make answer[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] jibu------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 jibiza
[Swahili Word] -jibiza[English Word] make answer[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] jibu------------------------------------------------------------ -
11 взыскивать
несовер. - взыскивать; совер. - взыскать1) (что-л.; с кого-л.)levy; exact (from, of); collect (from); recover (from)2) (с кого-л. за что-л.)call to account; impose a penalty (on); make answer (for)••- не взыщите!- не взыщи! -
12 привлекать
несовер. - привлекать; совер. - привлечь1) draw, attract2) draw/engage inпривлекать кого-л. к участию в чем-л. — to get smb. to take part in smth.; ( заинтересовывать) to interest smb. in smth.
привлекать к работе — to recruit; to enlist the services (of)
3) юр. have upпривлекать к ответственности — (за что-л.) to call to account (for), to make answer/answerable (for)
привлекать к суду — to bring to trial, to put on trial; to sue (in court), to take to court
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13 привлекать к ответственности
(за что-л.) to call to account (for), to make answer/answerable (for)Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > привлекать к ответственности
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14 ὑποκρίνω
ὑποκρίνω [ῑ],A separate gradually, Suid., Eust.687.20.B [voice] Med. [full] ὑποκρίνομαι, [tense] fut. -κρινοῦμαι, [dialect] Ion.- έομαι Hdt.1.164
: [tense] aor.ὑπεκρινάμην Od.15.170
, Hdt.3.119 (v.l. -ετο): later also [tense] aor. and [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. in med. sense, ὑπεκρίθην [ῐ] Ctes.Fr.29.41, Plb.5.25.7, App.BC4.46;ὑποκέκρῐμαι D.19.246
:—reply, make answer, Il.12.228; τινι 7.407, Od.2.111, 15.170, cf. Hdt.1.2, 164, Hp.Fract.16, etc.; of an oracle, Hdt.1.78,91:—the [dialect] Att. word was ἀποκρίνομαι ( ὑποκρ- is given by all codd. of Th.7.44, as, vice versa, ἀποκρ- appears in all codd. of Hdt.5.49, 8.101; cf. ).2 expound, interpret, explain,ὄνειρον Od.19.535
, 555;ὀνείρατα Ar.V.53
, cf. Philostr.VA2.37, Hp.Ep.15; ὑ. ὅπως .. Theoc.24.67.II [dialect] Att., speak in dialogue, hence play a part on the stage, the part played being put in acc., l. c.; [ ἥρωα] Luc.Nigr.11: abs., play a part, be an actor,οἱ ὑποκρινόμενοι Arist.EN 1147a23
; ὑ. τραγῳδίας, κωμῳδίαν, play tragedies, comedy, Id.Rh. 1403b23, Luc.Merc.Cond.30, cf. Nigr.24, etc.; ὑπεκρίθησαν τραγῳδοί tragedians acted, Chares Fr.4 J.; μισθῶν ἐλασσόνων συνεχώρησεν ὑποκρινεῖσθαιτῷ δήμῳ Supp.Epigr.1.362.10
(Samos, iv B. C.): also ὑ. τὰ πάντα [προσωπεῖα] play all the characters, Luc.Salt.66; ὑ. μανίαν ib. 83.2 deliver a speech, declaim, of orators and rhetoricians, Arist. Rh. 1413b23, Phld.Rh.1.195 S., al.: c. acc.,τὰ Ὁμήρου Ath.14.620d
;ἀλλοτρίους λόγους Luc.Pseudol.25
; represent dramatically, ἐρωτικῶν δραμάτων ὑποθέσεις, of Hld., Ach. Tat., and Iamb., Phot.Bibl.p.73 B.; ape, mimic,τὸ τῶν Ἰνδῶν ἔργον Philostr.VA3.4
; represent in art, Philostr Jun.Im.Prooem., cf. Callistr.Stat.7.3 of an orator, use histrionic arts, exaggerate, D.18.15.4 metaph., play a part, feign, pretend, ib.287, LXX Si.1.29, al.; ὑ. τὸν βασιλικόν take the king's part, play the king, Arist.Pol. 1314a40; ὑπολαμβάνειν καὶ ὑποκρίνεσθαι ib. 1310a10;μεγαλοψυχίαν Phld.Vit.p.24
J.: c. inf., D.31.8, Plb.2.49.7, LXX 4 Ma.6.15; ὑ. ὡς ἐσθίοντα ib.2 Ma.6.21;ὑποκριθεὶς νεκρὸς διέφυγε Vett.Val.275.19
.5 c. acc., deceive, App.Pun.13 (s. v. l.).Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ὑποκρίνω
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15 накарвам
make (s.o. do s.th.), get/ask/cause/induce (s.o. to do s.th.); egg (s.o.) on (to do s.th.)накарай го да дойде make him come, get him to comeкакво те накара да постъпиш така? what made you act like that?какво те накара да закъснееш? what caused you to be late?този отговор ги накара да се разсмеят this answer made them laugh, this answer set them off laughingнакарвам някого да почувствува/разбере нещо bring s.th. home to s.o.с хитрост го накарах да си признае, че I trapped him into admitting thatтой не можа да накара децата да забравят майка си he couldn't make the children forget their mother, he couldn't win the children away from their motherнакарвам някого да млъкне make s.o. hold his tongue; silence s.o.talk s.o. down, ( с поглед) stare s.o. into silenceнакарвам някого да се просълзи bring tears to s.o.'s eyes, fetch tears from s.o.'s eyesнакарвам някого да говори (no даден въпрос) get s.o. upon a subject. се, накарам се scold (s.o.), give (s.o.) a good telling off, give (s.o.) a good talking to, give (s.o.) a piece of o.'s mind* * *нака̀рвам,гл. make (s.o. do s.th.), get/ask/cause/induce (s.o. to do s.th.); egg (s.o.) on (to do s.th.); какво те накара да закъснееш? what caused you to be late? \накарвам някого да говори (по даден въпрос) get s.o. upon a subject; \накарвам някого да млъкне make s.o. hold his tongue; silence s.o.; talk s.o. down, (с поглед) stare s.o. into silence; \накарвам някого да почувства/разбере нещо bring s.th. home to s.o.; \накарвам някого да се просълзи bring tears to s.o.’s eyes, fetch tears from s.o.’s eyes; с хитрост го накарах да си признае, че I trapped him into admitting that; този отговор ги накара да се разсмеят this answer made them laugh, this answer set them off laughing; той не можа да накара децата да забравят майка си he couldn’t make the children forget their mother, he couldn’t win the children away from their mother.* * *bounce; cause; force: You can't force me to do that. - Не можеш да ме накараш да направя това.; induce; move{mu;v}; predetermine; put{put}; resolve* * *1. make (s.о. do s.th.), get/ask/cause/induce (s.o. to do s.th.);egg (s.o.) on (to do s.th.) 2. talk s.o. down, (с поглед) stare s. o. into silence 3. НАКАРВАМ някого да говори (no даден въпрос) get s.o. upon a subject.се, накарам се scold (s.o.), give (s.o.) a good telling off, give (s.o.) a good talking to, give (s.o.) a piece of o.'s mind 4. НАКАРВАМ някого да млъкне make s.o. hold his tongue;silence s.o. 5. НАКАРВАМ някого да почувствува/разбере нещо bring s. th. home to s.o. 6. НАКАРВАМ някого да се просълзи bring tears to s. o.'s eyes, fetch tears from s. o.'s eyes 7. какво те накара да закъснееш? what caused you to be late? 8. какво те накара да постъпиш така? what made you act like that? 9. накарай го да дойде make him come, get him to come 10. с хитрост го накарах да си признае, че I trapped him into admitting that 11. този отговор ги накара да се разсмеят this answer made them laugh, this answer set them off laughing 12. той не можа да накара децата да забравят майка си he couldn't make the children forget their mother, he couldn't win the children away from their mother -
16 svare
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. -
17 одговара
answer; reply————————to answer to make (to give) an answer, to reply, to respond, to correspond to, to suit, to answer, (остро) to retort to be responsible for, to be in change of————————answer; reply; tally; agree————————accept; agree; correspond; tally* * *(на прашање)answer--------(на)consort (v)--------account (v), quadrate (v), rejoin 1 -
18 contestar a la buena de Dios
• make a shot at an answer• make an audit• make an effortDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > contestar a la buena de Dios
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19 contestar a la si pega
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20 contestar al azar
• make a shot at an answer
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