resposta

Meaning

answer, response

Hyphenated as

res‧pos‧ta

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁesˈpɔs.tɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese resposta, reposta, from responder, corrupted by posta, feminine past participle of põer (Portuguese pôr). Compare Asturian and Spanish respuesta, Catalan and Galician resposta and Italian risposta.

Sentences

Ele não recebeu nenhuma resposta .

He didn’t get any response.

Ela estava esperando por sua resposta .

She was waiting for your answer.

Nesta frase está a resposta .

In this sentence is the answer.

O estranho pareceu satisfeito com a resposta .

The stranger seemed pleased with the answer.

Deixe-me formular uma resposta para essa pergunta .

Let me formulate an answer to that question.

Em resposta à controvérsia , eles publicaram um artigo .

In response to the controversy, they published an article.

" Nós partiremos amanhã antes do nascer do sol ?" foi a única resposta do alquimista .

“Are we leaving tomorrow before sunrise?” was the alchemist's only reply.