reply

reply
1. verb
(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) responder

2. noun
1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) respuesta
2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) respuesta
reply1 n respuesta / contestación
I look forward to your reply to my inquiry espero su respuesta a mi pregunta
El plural de reply se escribe replies
reply2 vb contestar / responder
I shouted, but nobody replied grité, pero nadie respondió
El pasado y participio pasado de reply se escribe replied; el gerundio se escribe replying
reply
tr[rɪ'plaɪ]
noun
1 respuesta, contestación nombre femenino
■ I knocked for ages, but there was no reply estuve llamando durante un buen rato, pero no contestó nadie
intransitive verb
1 responder (to, a), contestar (to, a)
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in reply to en respuesta a
reply [ri'plaɪ] vi, -plied ; -plying : contestar, responder
reply n, pl -plies : respuesta f , contestación f
reply
n.
• contestación s.f.
• responder s.m.
• respuesta s.f.
• réplica (Jurisprudencia) s.f.
v.
• acudir v.
• contestar v.
• responder v.
rɪ'plaɪ
I
noun (pl replies)
a) (spoken, written) respuesta f, contestación f

I phoned her but there was no reply — la llamé pero no contestó nadie or (Esp) nadie cogió el teléfono

in reply to your letter — en respuesta a su carta

I didn't know what to say in reply — no supe cómo responder

b) (action, response) reacción f, respuesta f

II
1.
replies, replying, replied intransitive verb
a) (answer) responder, contestar

to reply to something — contestar algo, responder a algo

to reply to somebody — responderle or contestarle a alguien

b) (respond) responder

he replied with a nod — respondió con un movimiento de la cabeza, asintió/se negó con la cabeza


2.
vt responder, contestar, replicar* (liter)
[rɪ'plaɪ]
1. N
1) (spoken, written) respuesta f , contestación f

he has had 12 replies to his ad — han contestado 12 personas a su anuncio

I sent a reply to her letter this morning — contesté or respondí a su carta esta mañana

reply paid — no necesita sello, a franquear en destino

reply-paid envelope — sobre m a franquear en destino

in reply — en respuesta

in reply to your letter — en respuesta a or contestando a su carta

he had nothing to say in reply — no tenía nada que responder or contestar

there's no reply — (Telec) no contestan

to make no reply (to sth) — no responder (a algo), no contestar (algo)

she made no reply except to nod — su única reacción fue asentir con la cabeza

2) (=reaction, response) reacción f , respuesta f

a loud sob was his only reply — un fuerte sollozo fue su única reacción or respuesta

3) (abrupt) réplica f
4) (Jur) réplica f
2. VI
1) responder, contestar

to reply to sb — contestar or responder a algn

to reply to sth — responder or contestar a algo

to reply to a letter — contestar (a) una carta

the police replied with tear gas — la policía respondió con gas lacrimógeno

2) (Jur) replicar
3. VT
1) (gen) responder, contestar

he replied that this was impossible — respondió or contestó que esto era imposible

2) (abruptly) replicar
4.
CPD

reply coupon N — cupón m de respuesta

* * *
[rɪ'plaɪ]
I
noun (pl replies)
a) (spoken, written) respuesta f, contestación f

I phoned her but there was no reply — la llamé pero no contestó nadie or (Esp) nadie cogió el teléfono

in reply to your letter — en respuesta a su carta

I didn't know what to say in reply — no supe cómo responder

b) (action, response) reacción f, respuesta f

II
1.
replies, replying, replied intransitive verb
a) (answer) responder, contestar

to reply to something — contestar algo, responder a algo

to reply to somebody — responderle or contestarle a alguien

b) (respond) responder

he replied with a nod — respondió con un movimiento de la cabeza, asintió/se negó con la cabeza


2.
vt responder, contestar, replicar* (liter)

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