contestar
Siempre rezaba a sus ancestros, pero nunca le contestaban. | Always he prayed to his ancestors, but never did they answer. |
Silvia: Y ellos le contestaban con el mismo tono. | Silvia: And they responded with the same tone. |
Recordaba a los kami que ya no contestaban sus llamadas. | She remembered the kami that would no longer answer her call. |
Me contestaban que estaban buscando mis antecedentes en Italia. | They told me that they were looking into my background in Italy. |
Si contestaban positivamente a este correo electrónico, empezaba el proceso de selección. | If they replied positively to this email, then the selection process continued. |
Te llamé un par de veces pero no contestaban. Por eso... | I rung a few times but there was no answer. |
¿Me podrían decir por qué no contestaban el teléfono? | Could you tell me why you both don't answer your phones? |
Durante semanas, no me contestaban el teléfono. | For weeks, I couldn't get them on the phone. |
Aposté que no tenían ninguna idea para qué contestaban. | I bet they had no idea what they were answering for. |
No contestaban a la puerta, entonces fui... | They wouldn't answer the door, so I went... |
Muchos contestaban que no sabían, pero otros hablaban de sus deseos largamente acariciados. | Many answered that they did not know, but others spoke of their long-standing desires. |
La llamé esta mañana, pero no contestaban. | I tried calling this morning but nobody answered. |
Los cañones se veían claramente, pero no contestaban a nuestro tiroteo. | We could see the guns on it clearly, but they did not answer. |
No, todo estaba perfecto, me contestaban. | No, everything was fine, they told me. |
Sí, contestaban aquéllos; con los oportunistas. | Yes, they replied, with the opportunists. |
Los niños no reconocían a sus padres y no contestaban a las preguntas. | The children did not recognize their parents and did not answer their questions. |
Y los hombres contestaban: "No lo permitiré en absoluto!" | Men would say: "No, no, we can't have any of that." |
Y le contestaban por el suyo. | And get called by his first name in return. |
Estos reportes variaban desde afirmar que el valle producía ecos que contestaban hasta [DATOS BORRADOS]. | These reports ranged from the valley producing echoes that talked back, to [DATA EXPUNGED]. |
Siempre rezaba a sus ancestros, pero nunca le contestaban. A pesar de todo lo terminó. | Always he prayed to his ancestors, but never did they answer. |
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