answer back

contestar de mala manera, replicar

Responder de forma grosera a alguien que tiene autoridad sobre ti.

En inglés sencillo: If you reply rudely to someone who has authority over you, you are being disrespectful.

• Don't answer back.
• She answered back when her father told her to tidy up.
• Do your students ever answer back to you?

Cómo se usa: answer back to someone (The pupil answered back to his teacher.)

Sinónimos: talk back

Expresiones frecuentes: answer back rudely, answer back to someone

responder, contestar

Dar una respuesta a alguien después de que haya pasado un tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone a reply after some time has passed.

• Please answer me back soon.
• She answered him back a week later.
• Will you answer back when you have the details?

Cómo se usa: answer someone back (I will answer you back tomorrow.)

Sinónimos: reply, respond, get back to

Expresiones frecuentes: answer someone back, answer back later

responder con un tanto

Marcar justo después de que haya marcado el equipo o jugador rival.

En inglés sencillo: To score after the other team or player has just scored.

• Our team answered back quickly.
• The visitors answered back with a touchdown.
• Can City answer back before the final whistle?

Cómo se usa: answer back with something (The visitors answered back with a goal.)

Sinónimos: respond

Expresiones frecuentes: answer back quickly, answer back immediately

responder automáticamente

Enviar automáticamente una respuesta o una señal correspondiente a otro ordenador o dispositivo.

En inglés sencillo: To send an automatic reply or matching signal to another computer or device.

• The device answers back automatically.
• The terminal answered back with a short code.
• Does the modem answer back when it receives this signal?

Cómo se usa: answer back with something (The terminal answers back with its identification code.)

Sinónimos: respond

Expresiones frecuentes: answer back automatically, answer back with something