contestar

to answer

El casero lo reportó cuando no contestaba a la puerta.	Landlord called it in when she didn't answer the door.
Hemos tratado de avisarla, pero no contestaba a su teléfono.	We tried to reach you, but you didn't answer your phone.
Ella contestaba los correos electrónicos rápidamente y resolvió todas mis preocupaciones.	She returned emails promptly and addressed all of my concerns.
Lo siento, hemos tocado el timbre, pero nadie contestaba.	Sorry, we rang the doorbell, but nobody answered.
Llamé a tu tía, pero no me contestaba.	I called out for your aunt, but she didn't answer.
Me pasaba el día diciéndole cosas y nunca me contestaba.	I spent the day saying her things and she never answered me.
Cuando me preguntaban el nombre, les contestaba Peter o John.	When asked, I changed my name to Peter or John.
Ella Le hacía preguntas y Él siempre le contestaba.	She asked Him questions and He always answered her.
Lucía dirigía el Rosario y la multitud contestaba.	Lucy led the Rosary and the crowd answered.
Ella le contestaba que todavía no había llegado el momento.	She would reply that the time hasn't come yet.
Si yo le contestaba, yo no era consciente de ello.	If, I answered him, I was not aware of it.
Sabes por qué no contestaba tus llamadas, ¿verdad?	You know why I wasn't answering your calls, right?
Esta mañana no vino y no contestaba a mis llamadas.	He didn't show up this morning, didn't answer my calls.
Peleaba en el patio de juegos, le contestaba a los maestros.	She fought on the playground. She talked back to teachers.
Me preguntaba por qué no contestaba su celular.	I was wondering why he wasn't answering his cell.
Y yo le contestaba: "Louie te espera, entre las sombras."	I said, "Louie is waiting for you, in the shadows."
He intentado llamarle varias veces pero no contestaba.	We tried calling many times but there was no answer.
Nadie me contestaba así que dejé de mirar mi perfil.	No one was writing me back, so I stopped checking my profile.
Era la segunda llamada que contestaba esa mañana.	This was the second phone call I had taken that morning.
Como el desconocido no le contestaba a María, ésta empezó a llorar.	When the stranger did not answer Mary, she began to weep.