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"Answer back" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "replicar", and "reply" is a noun which is often translated as "la respuesta". Learn more about the difference between "answer back" and "reply" below.
answer back(
ahn
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suhr
bahk
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (to reply rudely)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. defenderse
After the argument, Mara left the house, so Mario didn't have the chance to answer back.Tras la pelea, Mara se fue de la casa, así que Mario no tuvo la oportunidad de defenderse.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
3. (colloquial) (to reply rudely)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. contestar
If you answer me back, you won't get dessert tonight.Si me contestas, te quedas sin postre esta noche.
reply(
rih
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play
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (answer)
a. la respuesta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I was waiting for her reply for a whole week.Esperé su respuesta durante toda una semana.
b. la contestación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I hope to get a positive reply to my application.Espero una contestación positiva a mi solicitud.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to respond)
