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.
? Ya encontro la "contesta"?
Did you find the answer?
Beaumarchais era la contesta de mis rezos.
Beaumarchais was the answer to my prayers.
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.