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Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
2. A solution to a problem.
3. Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
4. A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To make a reply or response to.
2. (transitive) To speak in defence against; to reply to in defence.
3. (ambitransitive) To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
4. (ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
5. To be accountable or responsible; to make amends.
6. To file a document in response to a complaint.
7. To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.
8. To be opposite, or to act in opposition.
9. To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.
10. To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification; to refute.
11. To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, or demand.
12. (obsolete) To render account to or for.
13. (obsolete) To atone for; to be punished for.
14. (obsolete) To be or act as an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.

Concepts

répondre

réponse

résoudre

solution

réplique

répondre (à)

répondre à

riposte

répliquer

comprendre

suffire

respondre

dire

🗣️

correspondre à

information

manifester

parler

🗣️

poser

quelque chose

rencontrer

rendre

responsable

accepter

🉑

riposter

satisfaire

servir

assumer la responsabilité

décrocher le téléphone

réagir

suffire à

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être suffisant pour

prendre la responsabilité

supporter la responsabilité

accepter la responsabilité

résultat

avis

confronter

conséquence

considérer

contredire

correspondre

de

décider

décrocher

dénouement

dénouer

être

faire

Synonymes

reply

respond

response

solution

retort

rejoinder

account

resolve

reaction

return

solve

key

🔑

react

explanation

rejoin

defense

serve

reply to

satisfy

counter

resolution

replica

rebuttal

do

objection

plea

repay

cue

suffice

crackdown

accept

🉑

sass

riposte

correspond

result

retaliate

report

echo

present

come back

comeback

translate

replication

n

meet

give back

fulfill

fill

explain

fulfil

Traductions

Antwort

antworten

risposta

rispondere

respuesta

contestar

responder

resposta

responder

antwoord

antwoorden

απάντηση

resposta

απαντώ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɑːn.sə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: answere

Hérité de ancien anglais: andswaru

Appartenant à Old Frisian: ondser

Appartenant à Old Saxon: andswōr

Appartenant à danois: -

Appartenant à suédois: ansvar

Appartenant à islandais: andsvar

Appartenant à ancien anglais: andwyrde

Appartenant à néerlandais: antwoord

Appartenant à allemand: Antwort

Appartenant à ancien anglais: andcwiss

Appartenant à allemand: Schwur

Hérité de moyen anglais: answeren

Hérité de ancien anglais: andswarian

Appartenant à Old Frisian: ondswera

Appartenant à danois: ansvare

Appartenant à suédois: ansvara

Appartenant à islandais: andsvara

In summary

From Middle English answere, andsware, from Old English andswaru (“answer”), from and- (“against”) + swaru (“affirmation”), (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (“front, forehead”) and Old English swerian (“to swear”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer-), suggesting an original meaning of "a sworn statement rebutting a charge". The cognates suggest the existence of Proto-Germanic *andaswarō (“a reply to a question”). Cognate with Old Frisian ondser (“answer”), Old Saxon andswōr (“answer”), Danish and Swedish ansvar (“liability, responsibility, answer”), Icelandic andsvar (“answer, response”). Compare also Old English andwyrde (“answer”) (cognate to Dutch antwoord, German Antwort), Old English andcwiss (“reply”), German Schwur (“oath, vow”).

Phrases

And nobody could accept that answer .

Et personne ne pouvait accepter cette réponse.

He co-starred with Kate Burton in both Give Me Your Answer , Do !

Il a joué avec Kate Burton dans les deux donnez-moi votre réponse, faites!

The Englishman didn't answer him directly .

L'Anglais ne lui a pas répondu directement.

The boy mumbled an answer that allowed him to avoid responding to her question .

Le garçon marmonna une réponse qui lui a permis d'éviter de répondre à sa question.