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answer to [sb] vi + prep | (justify actions) | responder vt |
| | justificar-se vp |
| You will have to answer to both the teacher and the principal for cheating in the exam. |
answer to [sb] vi + prep | (be subordinate to [sb]) | subordinar-se vp |
| | submeter-se vp |
| Being independently wealthy, he answered to nobody. |
answer to [sth] vi + prep | (respond to a name) (nome) | responder por expres v |
| His name is Timothy but he answers to Timmy. |
| O nome dele é José mas ele responde por Zé. |
answer to [sth] vi + prep | (try to satisfy a need) (figurado, satisfazer demanda) | responder vt |
| For many teenagers, the youth club answers to a need for a feeling of community. |
| Para muitos adolescentes, os clubes de jovens respondem a uma necessidade de um sentido de comunidade. |
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