responder

Signification

1. to answer; to reply (to give a written or spoken response)
2. (intransitive) to retort frequently
3. to correspond to (to be equivalent to)
4. to counterattack
5. (intransitive) to be responsible (for something)
6. (intransitive) to be a defendant

Coupé comme

res‧pon‧der

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʁes.põˈde(ʁ)/

Étymologie

From Old Galician-Portuguese responder, from Latin respondēre (“answer”) (likely via Late Latin respondere), from re- + spondeō (“promise”).

Phrases

Você não sabe o que responder .

Vous ne savez pas à quoi répondre.

Minha mãe assoou-se sem responder .

Ma mère s'est tourmentée sans répondre.