svare

answer, reply, respond

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vb answer, reply ( fx he did not answer (el. reply); he answered with a nod);

(give svar på tiltale) retort ( fx 'Mind your own business,' he retorted);

(F, og = reagere) respond ( fx he did not respond to my question (, proposals); he responded with a kick (, laugh));

(om gengældelsesforanstaltning) counter ( fx Britain countered by declaring a blockade);

(betale) pay ( fx pay interest on a loan);

[svare en] answer somebody;

[svare enhver sit] pay everyone his due;

[svarer ikke!]

(om telefon) no reply!

[svare regning, svare sig] pay;

[ med præp, adv:]

[svare for]

(dvs i stedet for) reply for ( fx he replied for the minister);

(garantere for) answer for, vouch for, guarantee;

[svare for sig]

(dvs klare sig) hold one's own;

[svare igen] retort,

(især næsvist) answer back;

(om modforanstaltning) counter (med with, fx Britain countered with a blockade; he countered with another question);

(gøre gengæld) retaliate ( fx if we do that they may retaliate);

[svare på] answer ( fx a letter), reply to,

(F, el. = reagere) respond to;

[svar mig på mit spørgsmål] answer my question;

[svare til]

(stemme med) correspond to ( fx a county roughly corresponds to a Danish "amt"); answer to ( fx a description),

(passe til) match ( fx shoes to match her dress),

(passe i forhold til) fit ( fx make the punishment fit the crime);

[hvad svarede han til det?] what did he reply to that?

[det svarede ikke til vore forventninger] it did not come up to (el. it fell short of) our expectations;

[svare til hensigten] answer the purpose;

[og konvolutter der svarer til] and envelopes to match;

[svare til sit navn] deserve one's name.