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dar respuesta

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
dar respuesta loc verb	(contestar, manifestarse)	reply⇒ vi
		respond⇒ vi
		give a response
	No te molestes en escribir: en la oficina de reclamos nunca dan respuesta.
	Don't bother to write: the complaints department never reply.
dar respuesta a algo loc verb + prep	(responder a, satisfacer) (requirements, needs)	meet⇒, satisfy⇒ vtr
	El Gobierno intenta dar respuesta a las necesidades de la gente.
	The government is trying to meet (or: satisfy) the needs of the people.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
dar la callada por respuesta loc verb	(no responder)	not reply⇒ vi
	(request)	turn a deaf ear v expr
	Le pregunté una y otra vez si él tenía algo que ver con mi hermana pero sólo me dio la callada por respuesta.
	I asked him over and over again if he had something going on with my sister, but he just didn't reply.

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