What does responder a in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word responder a in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use responder a in Spanish.

The word responder a in Spanish means reply to, respond to, answer, answer, answer, respond to, answer back to , talk back to, respond to, vouch for, respond to a request, meet requirements, meet the needs. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word responder a

reply to, respond to

(contestar a)

El alumno le respondió a su profesor.
The student replied to his professor.

answer

verbo transitivo (dar respuesta a algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La maestra responde las preguntas de los alumnos con paciencia.
The teacher answers the students' questions patiently.

answer

(dar respuesta a algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El representante responde de forma clara a las inquietudes de los clientes.
A representative answers clients' concerns clearly.

answer

verbo transitivo (llamada, teléfono) (telephone)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Responde el teléfono cuando escuches el timbre.
Answer the telephone when you hear it ring.

respond to

verbo intransitivo (reaccionar ante algo)

El policía respondió con golpes a la agresión.
He responded to the aggression with violence.

answer back to , talk back to

(coloquial (replicar, contradecir) (reply inappropriately)

¡No le respondas a tu padre! No seas grosero.
Don't talk back to your father! Be respectful.

respond to

(dar resultado) (react appropriately)

Sé que mi hijo responderá a los sacrificios que hacemos por su educación.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Nothing seems to bring Junior out of his depression but we hope that the boxing lessons will get him to respond.

vouch for

(avalar, responsabilizarse) (endorse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Yo respondo por mi amigo: metería las manos al fuego por él.
I can vouch for my friend: I would go to the end of the earth for him.

respond to a request

locución verbal (atender la solicitud)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro respondió a la demanda de su jefe.
Pedro responded to his boss' request.

meet requirements

locución verbal (estar a la altura de las exigencias)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los empleados deben responder a las exigencias de la empresa.
The employees must meet the company's requirements.

meet the needs

locución verbal (estar a la altura de lo necesario)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El gobierno debe responder a las necesidades del pueblo.
The government must meet the country's needs.

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