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US /ˈænsər tə/
UK /ˈænsər tə/
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rispondere a, essere responsabile nei confronti di

to be responsible or accountable to someone or something

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Every employee must answer to the department manager.
Ogni dipendente deve rispondere al responsabile di reparto.
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Ultimately, we all answer to the law.
In definitiva, tutti noi dobbiamo rispondere alla legge.
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be accountable tobe responsible toreport tobe subordinate tobe subject to
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rispondere a, corrispondere a

to be controlled or influenced by something

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The new system doesn't answer to the old commands.
Il nuovo sistema non risponde ai vecchi comandi.
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His behavior doesn't answer to any logical explanation.
Il suo comportamento non corrisponde a nessuna spiegazione logica.
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correspond toconform toaccord withbe consistent with
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