answer back

répondre insolemment

Répondre avec impolitesse à quelqu’un qui a autorité sur soi.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : answer back to someone (The pupil answered back to his teacher.)

Synonymes : talk back

Expressions courantes : answer back rudely, answer back to someone

répondre

Donner une réponse à quelqu’un après un certain temps.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : answer someone back (I will answer you back tomorrow.)

Synonymes : reply, respond, get back to

Expressions courantes : answer someone back, answer back later

répliquer au score

Marquer juste après que l’équipe ou le joueur adverse a marqué.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : answer back with something (The visitors answered back with a goal.)

Synonymes : respond

Expressions courantes : answer back quickly, answer back immediately

répondre automatiquement

Envoyer automatiquement une réponse ou un signal correspondant à un autre ordinateur ou appareil.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : answer back with something (The terminal answers back with its identification code.)

Synonymes : respond

Expressions courantes : answer back automatically, answer back with something