Translation examples
—¿No contesta usted, señorita?
“You do not answer, Mademoiselle?”
Te llamo, y no contestas.
I call you, Maman, and you do not answer.
Déjalo sonar. - ¡No contestes, no contestes!
Don't answer it, don't answer it!
- No contestes. - ¿Qué?
Don't answer that.
Él no contesta a la pregunta.
He don't answer the question.
—Si no contestas a mi pregunta…
If you don't answer the question…
–No contestes -le dijo Henry.
'Don't answer it,' said Henry.
No contestes demasiado deprisa.
Don't answer too quickly.
—No contestes —susurró Selina.
'Don't answer it,' whispered Selina.
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.
Pide que se conteste a su tercera pregunta.
He requested an answer to his third question.
Tavernier no contesta.
Tavernier's not answering
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.