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The initial approach should be to answer such questions as:
El enfoque inicial debe ser contestar a preguntas como:
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© Copyright IPIECA
The microwave dinged and he realized Phury was still waiting for an answer.
El microondas sonó y se dio cuenta que Phury todavía esperaba una respuesta.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
"The worst thing they can do to me is what you've done to Ingeborg," she said once, and Reiter spent a long time turning her answer over in his head.
– A lo sumo me harán lo que tú le haces a Ingeborg -le dijo una vez, y Reiter estuvo durante mucho rato repitiéndose esa contestación.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
In exchange for what? said John, but Hans didn't answer. Sometimes he pretended that he didn't speak English.
¿A cambio de qué?, dijo John, pero Hans no le contestó, a veces se hacía el que no entendía el inglés.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
I do, was Haas's answer.
Yo sí, fue la respuesta de Haas.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
She wasn't surprised when there was no answer: a generator was making a terrific noise next door.
No se sorprendió de que no hubiese respuesta: había un generador en la casa de al lado que hacía un ruido tremendo.
Ghosh, Amitav / The Calcutta ChromosomeGhosh, Amitav / El cromosoma Calcuta
El cromosoma Calcuta
Ghosh, Amitav
The Calcutta Chromosome
Ghosh, Amitav
© 1995 by Amitav Ghosh
At noon he knocked on my door and when I didn't answer he came in and asked me whether I was all right.
Al mediodía tocó a mi puerta y como yo no respondía entró y me preguntó si me encontraba bien.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
His heart was pounding and all his voices were silent, because they all knew that hidden within the doctor's question were all sorts of important notions, and he had no idea what the right answer would be.
El corazón le latía con fuerza y todas sus voces estaban calladas, porque sabían que, ocultas en la pregunta del médico, había cosas importantes, y no tenía idea de cuál sería la respuesta adecuada.
Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del Loco
La Historia del Loco
Katzenbach, John
The Madman's Tale
Katzenbach, John
© 2004 by John Katzenbach
The answer is firstly to destroy the population of actively multiplying bacilli that can be found initially, and secondly, to prevent reactivation of any latent bacillus that attempts to multiply.
En primer lugar, para destruir la población bacilar en multiplicación activa que pueda encontrarse inicialmente, y en segundo lugar, para evitar la reactivación de cualquier bacilo latente que lo intente.
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Hollus did his best to answer although he never mentioned God but, after a few minutes, two men in dark-blue business suits entered my field of view, one black and one white.
Hollus hizo lo posible por responder –aunque nunca mencionó a Dios– pero, después de unos minutos, dos hombres vestidos con trajes azules entraron en el campo de visión, uno negro y el otro blanco.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
If the answer to these questions is yes, does the principle of caution not apply?
Si la respuesta es afirmativa, ¿se impone el principio de precaución?
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
You don't have to answer.
No tiene por qué responder.
Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio Final
Juicio Final
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
Just Cause
Katzenbach, John
© 1992 by John Katzenbach
I smiled at Hollus; I'd expected him to give me a precise statistical answer.
Le sonreí a Hollus; había esperado que me diese una respuesta estadística precisa.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
These are some of the questions THEMIS has set out to answer.
Estas son algunas de las preguntas que se espera THEMIS pueda responder.
The child seemed satisfied by the answer, but Falsey had to fight to keep from speaking.
El niño pareció quedar satisfecho con la respuesta, pero Falsey tuvo que luchar por evitar hablar.
Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de Dios
El calculo de Dios
Sawyer, Robert
© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
Calculating God
Sawyer, Robert
© 2000 by Robert Sawyer

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Collocations

answer back
contestar
if the answer is yes
afirmativo
evasive answer
respuesta evasiva
answer for
contestar por
answer for
responder por
answering machine
contestador
answering machine
contestador automático

Word forms

answer

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseansweranswers
Possessive caseanswer'sanswers'

answer

verb
Basic forms
Pastanswered
Imperativeanswer
Present Participle (Participle I)answering
Past Participle (Participle II)answered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I answerwe answer
you answeryou answer
he/she/it answersthey answer
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am answeringwe are answering
you are answeringyou are answering
he/she/it is answeringthey are answering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have answeredwe have answered
you have answeredyou have answered
he/she/it has answeredthey have answered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been answeringwe have been answering
you have been answeringyou have been answering
he/she/it has been answeringthey have been answering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I answeredwe answered
you answeredyou answered
he/she/it answeredthey answered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was answeringwe were answering
you were answeringyou were answering
he/she/it was answeringthey were answering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had answeredwe had answered
you had answeredyou had answered
he/she/it had answeredthey had answered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been answeringwe had been answering
you had been answeringyou had been answering
he/she/it had been answeringthey had been answering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will answerwe shall/will answer
you will answeryou will answer
he/she/it will answerthey will answer
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be answeringwe shall/will be answering
you will be answeringyou will be answering
he/she/it will be answeringthey will be answering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have answeredwe shall/will have answered
you will have answeredyou will have answered
he/she/it will have answeredthey will have answered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been answeringwe shall/will have been answering
you will have been answeringyou will have been answering
he/she/it will have been answeringthey will have been answering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would answerwe should/would answer
you would answeryou would answer
he/she/it would answerthey would answer
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be answeringwe should/would be answering
you would be answeringyou would be answering
he/she/it would be answeringthey would be answering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have answeredwe should/would have answered
you would have answeredyou would have answered
he/she/it would have answeredthey would have answered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been answeringwe should/would have been answering
you would have been answeringyou would have been answering
he/she/it would have been answeringthey would have been answering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am answeredwe are answered
you are answeredyou are answered
he/she/it is answeredthey are answered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being answeredwe are being answered
you are being answeredyou are being answered
he/she/it is being answeredthey are being answered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been answeredwe have been answered
you have been answeredyou have been answered
he/she/it has been answeredthey have been answered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was answeredwe were answered
you were answeredyou were answered
he/she/it was answeredthey were answered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being answeredwe were being answered
you were being answeredyou were being answered
he/she/it was being answeredthey were being answered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been answeredwe had been answered
you had been answeredyou had been answered
he/she/it had been answeredthey had been answered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be answeredwe shall/will be answered
you will be answeredyou will be answered
he/she/it will be answeredthey will be answered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been answeredwe shall/will have been answered
you will have been answeredyou will have been answered
he/she/it will have been answeredthey will have been answered