Meanings (ES + gloss)
contestar • responder
To make a reply or response to.
She answers him as if she knew his mind:
[…] there was no voice, nor any that answered.
contestar
To respond to a call by someone at a door or telephone, or other similar piece of equipment.
Nobody answered when I knocked on the door.
She answered the door.
servir
To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily.
It answers the need.
Mr. Knightley had done all in his power for Mr. Woodhouse’s entertainment. Books of engravings, drawers of medals, cameos, corals, shells, and every other family collection within…
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