answer

answer
answer [{{t}}'ɑ:nsə(r)]
1 transitive verb
(a) (letter, person, telephone, advertisement) répondre à; (door) aller ou venir ouvrir;
{{}}literary{{}} he answered not a word il n'a pas répondu, il n'a pas soufflé mot;
she answered with a shy grin pour toute réponse elle a souri timidement;
I phoned earlier but nobody answered j'ai téléphoné tout à l'heure mais ça ne répondait pas;
the maid answered the bell la bonne a répondu au coup de sonnette;
to answer a prayer exaucer une prière;
letters to be answered courrier m en cours
(b) (respond correctly to)
he could only answer two of the questions il n'a su répondre qu'à deux des questions;
few of the students answered this question well peu d'élèves ont bien traité cette question
(c) (fulfil) répondre à, satisfaire;
the computer answers a number of requirements l'ordinateur répond à plusieurs fonctions;
this should answer the purpose quite nicely ceci fera très bien l'affaire;
it should answer the purposes of both students and translators ce devrait être utile aux étudiants comme aux traducteurs;
that will answer my purpose cela fera mon affaire
(d) (description) répondre à, correspondre à;
a man answering this description was seen in the area un homme répondant ou correspondant à ce signalement a été aperçu dans la région
(e) {{}}Law{{}}
the defendant answered the charge l'accusé a répondu à ou a réfuté l'accusation
(f) {{}}Nautical{{}}
to answer the helm (ship) obéir à la barre
2 intransitive verb
répondre, donner une réponse;
it's not answering (phone) ça ne répond pas
3 noun
(a) (reply → to letter, person, request) réponse f; (→ to criticism, objection) réponse f, réplique f;
she made no answer elle n'a pas répondu;
he couldn't think of an answer il n'a rien trouvé à répondre;
in answer to her question he simply grinned pour toute réponse à sa question, il a eu un large sourire;
{{}}formal{{}} in answer to your letter en réponse à votre lettre;
did you get an answer to your letter? as-tu obtenu une réponse à ta lettre?;
I rang the bell but there was no answer j'ai sonné mais personne n'a répondu ou n'a ouvert;
I phoned but there was no answer j'ai téléphoné mais ça ne répondait pas;
she won't take no for an answer elle n'acceptera pas de refus;
he has an answer for everything il a réponse à tout;
they had no answer to this ils n'ont pas su quoi répondre;
there's no answer to that! comment répondre à ça!;
it's the answer to the government's prayers c'est exactement ce dont le gouvernement avait besoin;
he's the answer to our prayers il est notre sauveur;
it's the answer to all my prayers or dreams! c'est ce dont j'ai toujours rêvé!
(b) (solution) solution f;
the (right) answer la bonne réponse;
also {{}}figurative{{}} there's no easy answer il n'y a pas de solution facile;
you think you know all the answers, don't you? tu crois que tu sais tout, c'est ça?
(c) {{}}School{{}} & {{}}University{{}} (to exam question) réponse f;
write your answers on a separate sheet of paper notez vos réponses sur une feuille séparée
(d) (equivalent)
she's England's answer to Edith Piaf elle est ou c'est l'Édith Piaf anglaise;
it's the poor man's answer to lobster c'est le homard des pauvres
(e) {{}}Law{{}}
answer to a charge réponse f ou réfutation f à une accusation
►► {{}}Telecommunications{{}} answer mode mode m réponse;
{{}}Telecommunications{{}} answer tone tonalité f de réponse
answer back
1 separable transitive verb
répondre (avec insolence) à, répliquer à;
don't answer (your father) back! ne réponds pas (à ton père)!
2 intransitive verb
répondre (avec insolence)
answer for inseparable transitive verb
(a) (be responsible for) répondre de, être responsable de;
she'll answer to me for his safety elle se portera garante envers moi de sa sécurité;
this government has a lot to answer for ce gouvernement a bien des comptes à rendre;
he/television has a lot to answer for il/la télévision est à l'origine de bien des problèmes;
you'll answer for that! vous me le paierez!
(b) (vouch for) garantir;
I can't answer for the quality of her work je ne peux pas garantir la qualité de son travail
answer to inseparable transitive verb
(a) (respond to)
the cat answers to (the name of) Mitzi le chat répond au nom de Mitzi, le chat s'appelle Mitzi
(b) (correspond to) répondre à, correspondre à;
to answer to a description répondre à une description
(c) (be accountable to) être responsable envers, rendre compte à;
you'll have me to answer to (if you do that) c'est à moi que vous devrez rendre des comptes;
to answer to sb for sth être responsable de qch envers qn

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