answer to

responder ante, rendir cuentas a

Depender de una autoridad que supervisa tu trabajo y tus decisiones.

En inglés sencillo: To have someone in authority who checks your work and decisions.

• I answer to the manager.
• She answered to three different directors last year.
• Who do you answer to in this company?

Cómo se usa: answer to someone (The sales team answers to the regional manager.)

Sinónimos: report to, be accountable to

Expresiones frecuentes: answer to someone, answer to the board

dar explicaciones a, responder ante

Explicar tu conducta a alguien que puede culparte o castigarte.

En inglés sencillo: To explain your behaviour to someone who may blame or punish you.

• You’ll have to answer to Dad.
• She had to answer to the judge for ignoring the order.
• Who will answer to the families for this mistake?

Cómo se usa: have to answer to someone for something (You’ll have to answer to the principal for breaking that window.)

Sinónimos: account to, justify oneself to

Expresiones frecuentes: answer to someone, answer to your parents

responder al nombre de

Reaccionar cuando alguien te llama por un nombre determinado.

En inglés sencillo: To react when someone calls you by a particular name.

• Our cat answers to Molly.
• He answered to a nickname throughout his childhood.
• Does your puppy answer to its name yet?

Cómo se usa: answer to a name (The dog answers to the name Max.)

Sinónimos: respond to

Expresiones frecuentes: answer to something, answer to a nickname