contestar

to reply, retort, answer, respond

Opposite of

callar

Hyphenated as

con‧tes‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kontesˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: contestor

In summary

Borrowed from Latin contestārī (“to call to witness”).

Concepts

answer

reply

respond

pick up

repeat

🔁

return

send back

answer to

make return

return something

say one lesson

answer

corroborate

give back

Synonyms

responder

replicar

devolver

rehacer

repetir

🔁

hacer caso

restituir

retornar

volver a hacer

hacer volver

atender

ripostar

corresponder

reducir

Translations

répondre

rispondere

antworten

responder

απαντώ

erwidern

antwoorden

beantworten

entgegnen

beantwoorden

respondre

odpowiedzieć

antwoorden op

respondre

contestar