contestar

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Asturian

Verb

contestar (first-person singular indicative present contesto, past participle contestáu)

  1. to answer (make a reply or response to)
  2. to answer back

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contestārī.

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Verb

contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestí, past participle contestat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/ (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to answer, to reply
    Synonym: respondre

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin contestārī.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: con‧tes‧tar

Verb

contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestei, past participle contestado)

  1. (transitive) to challenge, dispute
  2. (transitive) to contest
  3. (transitive) to contradict
  4. (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contestārī (to call to witness).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontesˈtaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tes‧tar

Verb

contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contesté, past participle contestado)

  1. to reply, retort, answer, respond
    Synonyms: responder, replicar
    Antonym: callar

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