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answer: 1. noun
1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) svar

2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) løsning
2. verb
1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) svare

2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) lukke opp; ta telefonen

3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) svare til, tilfredsstille

4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) samsvare, passe

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- answerable
- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone

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subst. \/ˈɑːnsə\/

1) svar

2) løsning

3) (jus) forsvar, forsvarstale

the answer is a lemon (slang) svaret er nei

answers (også) fasit

answer to svar på, parallell til

• he's the town's answer to Don Juan

han er byens svar på Don Juan

for (an) answer som svar

have all the answers (hverdagslig, spøkefullt) vite det meste, være selvtilfreds

in answer to something som svar på noe

a plain answer en klar beskjed
II
verb \/ˈɑːnsə\/

1) svare, besvare, svare på

• answer a question

2) (om oppgave e.l.) løse

• answer a riddle

gjette en gåte

3) (om forventning eller hensikt) svare til, tilsvare, stemme med, oppfylle, tilfredsstille, lykkes

• she answered to their expectations

hun innfridde deres forventninger\/de var fornøyd med henne

4) være brukbar, passe, duge, lønne seg

• this box will answer the purpose

denne esken vil passe til formålet

5) besvare, gjengjelde

6) forsvare seg overfor, forsvare seg mot, møte

• she answered the criticism tooth and nail

hun forsvarte seg mot kritikken med nebb og klør

7) lystre, følge

• answer the helm

lyde roret

8) (økonomi, om gjeld) møte, dekke, honorere

answer back gi svar på tiltale, svare tilbake, være uhøflig

answer for ha ansvar for, være ansvarlig for stå til ansvar (over)for, stå til regnskap for, gå god for

answer the bell\/door gå og lukke opp

answer the description of svare til beskrivelsen av passe med signalementet av

answer the telephone ta telefonen, passe telefonen

answer to tilsvare, stemme med, svare til rapportere til, være underlagt lystre, lyde

• the dog answers to the name of Rex

hunden lyder navnet Rex

stå til ansvar for være ansvarlig for

answer up svare klart og tydelig

in answer to som svar på for å svare på, for å besvare (ta seg av)

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Synonyms:

Reply (especially to a question), rejoin, respond, say in reply, make answer, reply, or response, Reply to, respond to, make answer to, Reply, response, rejoinder, replication, retort, counter-statement / Be accountable, be responsible or liable, be security, go surety, Refute, meet by argument or explanation, Refutation, confutation, defence, plea / Correspond, be correlated, be counterpart, be like, be similar, Satisfy, fulfil, be suitable to, be sufficient for / Do, pass, serve, suit, be sufficient, be enough, do well enough, pass muster, be of use

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answer to — 1. To give an indication of accepting as one s name 2. To have as one s name (informal) 3. To be accountable to • • • Main Entry: ↑answer * * * answer to (the name of) often humorous be called … Useful english dictionary
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