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répondre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • answer noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
  • backtalk noun Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response.
  • reply verb To give a spoken or written answer to a question, message, or accusation.
  • respond verb To say or write something as an answer.
  • sass noun Bold or disrespectful talk; cheek.

Senses

répondre is used for these senses in English:

  • answer back (ambitransitive) To reply impertinently to (someone); to talk back.
  • backtalk (transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner.
  • reply (transitive, intransitive) To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.
  • sass (intransitive, US, informal) To talk, to talk back.

answer — full definition

  1. noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
  2. verb To give a reply, especially to a question, letter, or call.
  3. verb To be accountable or responsible for something, often to someone in authority.

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