responder
answer ; react ; reply ; counter ; retaliate ; elicit + answer ; make + answer ; develop + answer ; answer back ; rejoin.
The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.
This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.
The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.
The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.
A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.
The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.
This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions.
He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
And he rejoined: "Do as you please" .
dejar una pregunta sin responder
leave + a question unanswered
It is important to note that not all questions were required for completion of the survey, so some items were left unanswered by some respondents.
intentar responder a una pregunta
pursue + question
It is important to ensure that one is pursuing the patron's question and has not gone off on another track.
La Biblioteca Responde
Ask the Library
The author describes the 'Ask the Library' project in Sweden, which is an example of how the archiving of enquiries and answers facilitates information retrieval.
por favor, responda
RSVP [R.S.V.P.]
The initials RSVP at the end of a formal invitation stand for a French phrase, 'réspondez, s'il vous plaît,' which means 'please reply'.
pregunta difícil de responder
awkward-to-handle enquiry
Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
que se puede responder
answerable
Community service centres would then forward information requests not answerable from local resources to an appropriate information service centre.
responder (a)
respond (to)
DOBIS/LIBIS responds by displaying a screen like that shown in Figure 4.
responder a preguntas
entertain + questions
The student will give an oral presentation summarizing the written report and will entertain questions from the members of the committee.
responder a una invitación
RSVP
We had to ask everyone who didn't RSVP before the event filled up to refrain from coming.
responder a una necesidad
address + a need
This paper describes the activities of the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche study group formed by librarians working in government ministries in order to address the need for training and professional development felt in this sector.
responder a una pregunta
field + question
Questions concerning stock, hours, staffing and so on cannot be fielded at random, nor with any degree of authority, if institutional priorities are not solidly in place.
responder a una situación
respond to + situation
Employees generally respond to this situation in a retreat to silence, passivity, and resignation.
responder a un comentario
field + comment
After she started fielding all the comments, she realized that the problem was more widespread than was anticipated.
responder bruscamente
snap back
snap at
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has snapped back at rumours over his private life by describing them as 'lunatic ravings'.
She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.
responder con descaro
talk back
Detectives said the woman killed her children because 'they talked back and they were mouthy'.
responder con evasivas
prevaricate
I think it is about time the Tory party stopped prevaricating about Europe.
responder con impertinencia
talk back
Detectives said the woman killed her children because 'they talked back and they were mouthy'.
responder con insolencia
talk back
Detectives said the woman killed her children because 'they talked back and they were mouthy'.
responder de
vouch (for)
Any librarian who has had the opportunity of working with such files or indexes will vouch for their importance as another alternative information source in their own right.
responder de Algo
be held to account
And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejamos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
responder evasivamente
hedge + Posesivo + answer
As shown in Table 9, slightly more respondents replied in the affirmative (45.9%) than in the negative (39.8%) to this question, with a fairly large minority group hedging their answers with a 'yes and no' reply (11.9%).
responder favorablemente
respond + favourably
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology responded favourably to the idea and a course was held, with six participants.
responder insolentemente
snap at
She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.
responder la cuestión
get behind + the question
But such a response is deficient, not only because it is abrupt, but also because it makes no attempt to get behind the question.
responder lento
be slow off the mark
be slow off the blocks
Rovers were slow off the mark and found themselves one down after five minutes, but Pat Daly soon had Rovers level.
They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.
responder positivamente
respond + favourably
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology responded favourably to the idea and a course was held, with six participants.
responder preguntas
take + questions
Thank you for listening and now I'll be happy to take any questions = Gracias por su atención y ahora estaré encantado de responder a sus preguntas.
responder rápidamente
shoot back
'Right!' he shot back forcefully.
responder rápido
be quick off the mark
be quick off the blocks
Why is it that women are so much more quick off the mark than men to be appropriately dressed when the weather turns good?.
They were quick off the blocks and were sitting pretty with a two-goal cushion over their rivals after only fifteen minutes.
responder una pregunta
dispatch + question
answer + question
Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.
The head of the circulation was asked to investigate the desirability of theft detection devices and to answer questions about their legality and health risk.
respondiendo a
be responsive to
He's frequently abusive of his subordinates, been responsive to instructions from his director.
sin responder
unanswered
Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.