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• olla vastuussa• tulema• joutua vastuuseen• vastine• vastaaminen• vastata• vastaus• antaa vastaus• kantaa vastuu• sanoa* * *1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) vastaus2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) ratkaisu2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) vastata2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) vastata, avata3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) vastata, täyttää4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) vastata•- answering machine
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- answerphone
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answer the description of — phrase to look like the person or thing described Police arrested a man answering her description of the attacker. Thesaurus: to look the same as, or similar to, someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: answer * * * correspond to a description,… … Useful english dictionary
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 the description — fit a description, match the details of a description … English contemporary dictionary
answer the description of — to look like the person or thing described Police arrested a man answering her description of the attacker … English dictionary
answer — an|swer1 W1S1 [ˈa:nsə US ˈænsər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reply)¦ 2¦(test/competition etc)¦ 3¦(invitation/letter etc)¦ 4¦(problem)¦ 5¦(on the phone)¦ 6¦(at the door)¦ 7 have/know all the answers 8 somebody s answer to something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; … Dictionary of contemporary English
answer — 1 noun 1 REPLY (C, U) something you say when you reply to a question that someone has asked you: I asked Janine what she thought, but I m still waiting for her answer. | give (sb) an answer: You don t have to give them an answer straight away. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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… …
answer — an|swer1 [ ænsər ] verb *** ▸ 1 reply to question, etc. ▸ 2 in a test/competition ▸ 3 explain your behavior ▸ 4 provide what is needed ▸ 5 do something as a reaction ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to give a spoken reply to a question … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
answer */*/*/ — I UK [ˈɑːnsə(r)] / US [ˈænsər] noun Word forms answer : singular answer plural answers 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a spoken reply to a question It was a tough question, but Ginny had her answer ready. answer to: The answer to your question is… … English dictionary
description — de|scrip|tion W2S2 [dıˈskrıpʃən] n [U and C] 1.) a piece of writing or speech that gives details about what someone or something is like ▪ Berlin sounds fascinating from your description. description of ▪ The writer began with a description of… … Dictionary of contemporary English