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.