Translation examples
En general, se contesta a la pregunta "¿Por qué?".
In general, it answers the question, Why?
El autor contestó que sí.
He answered in the affirmative.
Le contesto muy brevemente.
I shall answer you very briefly.
No se contestó esta pregunta.
There was no answer to this question.
Un país contestó que no contaba con instrumentos de ese tipo.
One country answered that there were no such instruments.
Él contestó que no sabía.
He answered that he did not know.
Pide que se conteste a su tercera pregunta.
He requested an answer to his third question.
Déjalo sonar. - ¡No contestes, no contestes!
Don't answer it, don't answer it!
Muy bien, no contestes, no contestes.
All right, don't answer, don't answer.
Solo contesta, registra, contesta, registra.
Just answer, file, answer, file.
La otra no contestó.
There was no answer.
Miles, rebulléndose, contestó y contestó y contestó, incapaz de detener su rápido parloteo.
Miles, writhing, answered and answered and answered, unable to stop his own rapid gabble.
Por amor de Dios, contesta, Ceel, contesta.
Oh sweet Jesus Christ, answer, Ceel, answer.
Larry contesta medio dormido; siempre contesta.
Larry answers groggily, he always answers.
¿Contestó usted a su anuncio, o contestó ella al suyo?
Did you answer her ad or did she answer yours?
—Sí—contestó ella—.
‘No,’ she answered.
Y se contesta: «Nada.
And the answer: “Nothing.
—Y yo no le contesto.
“I’m not answering.
El representante del Secretario General contestó a las preguntas.
The representative of the Secretary-General replied to questions.
Contestó que portaban fusiles Kalashnikov.
He replied that they were carrying Kalashnikovs.
La CLE no contestó a esa notificación.
However, CLE did not reply to the article 34 notification.
Israel contestó a esa comunicación.
Israel replied to that communication.
El Gobierno contestó a todos los llamamientos.
The Government replied to each of these appeals.
El Contralor contesta a preguntas.
The Controller replied to questions raised.
Ella contesta que por un millón de dólares, desde luego.
She replies, "For a million dollars, sure".
Le contesté que no habíamos hablado de nada en contra del Sudán.
I replied to him that we had not discussed anything against the Sudan.
El Secretario de la Comisión contesta a una pregunta.
The Secretary of the Committee replied to a question raised.
- No contesta, señor.
No reply, sir.
¡Eh, Jane, contesta!
Hello, Jane? Reply.
', contestó el Rey. "
' replied the Lord"
- Sophie, no contestes.
- Sophie, don't reply.
Él les contestó:
And he replied,
—No, no —contestó él—.
‘No, no,’ he replied.
El enfermo no contestó.
There was no reply.
—No —contestó ella—.
‘None,’ she replied.
Pero él no contestó.
But he didn’t reply.
-le contestó ella-.
she replied, smiling.
Pero ella no contestó.
But she did not reply.
Ella no le contestó.
She did not reply to this.
El boxeador contestó.
The prizefighter replied.
—Lo es —contestó York—.
‘It is,’ York replied.
El teléfono plegable contesta: ipad.
The flip phone writes back: iPad.
Esta vez, Min-lee no contestó.
This time, Min-lee did not write back.
Pero, por favor, que le conteste a Lucie, al Instituto.
But have her write back to Lucie, please, at the Institute.
Ella no le contestó. Pasaron los días, las semanas.
She didn’t write back. Days went by. Weeks.
Salinger y procura que sea lo bastante buena para que él te conteste.
Salinger and make it good enough that he’ll write back.
¡¡¡Leo, contesta, por favor!!! Una hora después
Leo, please write back!!! One hour later
—Publican las cartas que te escribe, pero ¿tú las contestas?
“They publish her letters to you, but do you write back?”
Contesta: «Confirmar que Alfa ha muerto». «Alfa» es Nina.
He writes back: Confirm Alpha is dead. “Alpha,” meaning Nina.
Carezco del temperamento adecuado para el correo electrónico. Contesta, por favor.
I don’t have the right temperament for e-mail. Please write back.
—Ahora veremos qué contesta él. Tú vigila —comentó Edith.
“Now we’ll see what he writes back. Watch out,” said Edith.