Answer, reply - Contestar (The 669th Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Answer, reply in Spanish is Contestar. This word often comes up when talking about media & it, education, communication. It can be used as verb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 669th most common word in Spanish. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: answer, reply

Spanish: contestar

Examples


Can someone answer the telephone	¿Podría alguien contestar el teléfono
Answer the telephone, will you	¿Puedes contestar el teléfono
She sometimes hesitates before answering.	A veces ella duda antes de contestar.
He knows how to answer journalists.	Él sabe cómo contestar a los periodistas.
I refuse to answer the question.	Me niego a contestar a esa pregunta.
In some cases, these questions are relatively easy to answer.	En algunos casos, esas preguntas son relativamente fáciles de contestar.
Students will work on teams of 3-6 to answer questions.	Los estudiantes trabajarán en equipos de 3-6 para contestar preguntas.
He's not going to answer any questions in this interview.	Él no va a contestar cualquier pregunta en esta entrevista.

This is a dangerous question. I apologize for not answering.	Esta es una pregunta peligrosa. Pido disculpas por no contestar.
Every day, she is very busy with answering the telephone.	Cada día, ella está muy ocupada con contestar el teléfono.
She's a clever girl, but she couldn't answer this.	Ella es una chica inteligente, pero no podría contestar a esto.
Can you answer all the questions about Hanna Montana correctly	¿Puede contestar a todas las preguntas sobre Hanna Montana correctamente
Simple, he said in a recent talk answering that exact question.	Simple, dijo en una reciente charla contestar esa pregunta exacta.
You will be glad to answer any questions about the adoption.	Usted estará encantado de contestar cualquier pregunta sobre la adopción.
What other concepts might be important to answering that question	¿Qué otros conceptos pueden ser importantes para contestar esa pregunta
I'm gonna need more than nine words to answer that.	Voy a necesitar más que nueve palabras para contestar eso.
If you can't answer that question, take off the badge.	Si no puedes contestar esa pregunta, quítate la placa.
Answer the phone and make the dishes that are ordered.	Contestar el teléfono y hacer los platos que están ordenados.
Several representatives have requested to exercise their right of reply.	Varios representantes han solicitado ejercer su derecho a contestar.
One representative has requested to exercise the right of reply.	Un representante ha solicitado ejercer el derecho a contestar.
Taiko tried to reply but her face was too damaged.	Taiko intentó contestar pero su cara estaba demasiado dañada.