answer back

ˈænsər bæk
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Translation of answer back into Hebrew

Verbal expression

1.

rude reply

UK
reply rudely to someone in authority
UK
לְהִתְחַצֵּף לַעֲנוֹת בְּחוּצְפָּה
  • He was punished for answering back to the teacher.הוא נענש משום שהתחצף למורה.
2.

delayed response

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respond to a question at a later time
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לַחֲזוֹר עִם תְּשׁוּבָה laḥazor im teshuvah
  • She promised to answer back after the meeting.היא הבטיחה לחזור עם תשובה אחרי הפגישה.
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Synonyms and analogies of answer back in English

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Examples of answer back in a sentence

  • The student was scolded for answering back during class.
  • He will answer back once he reviews the documents.
  • I'll answer back after consulting with my team.

Translations of "answer back" in Context ordered by category and frequency

לַעֲנוֹת בַּחֻצְפָּה - la'anot bakhutsepah

She always tends to answer back when her parents scold her for being late.

היא תמיד נוטה לענות בחוצפה כשהוריה נוזפים בה על האיחור שלה.

It's frustrating when she chooses to answer back instead of listening to my advice.

זה מתסכל כשהיא בוחרת לענות בחוצפה במקום להקשיב לעצה שלי.

בתשובה

She'd answer back and argue all the time.

הוא חוזר בתשובה ומחזיר בתשובה כל הזמן.

How can I get them to answer back?

איך אני יכולה להחזיר אותם בתשובה?

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Other translations for answer back:

  • לַעֲנוֹת לְאַחַר מִכֵּןv.
  • לַעֲנוֹת בְּחֻצְפָּהv.
  • לְהַשִּׁיב מֵאוּחָר יוֹתֵרv.

answer back: Examples and translations in context

It's unwise to answer back when you're trying to learn from criticism.

לא חכם לענות בחוצפה כשאתה מנסה ללמוד מביקורות.

She would often answer back when her friends made fun of her ideas.

היא נוטה לעתים תכופות לענות בחוצפה כשהחברות שלה לועגות לרעיונות שלה.

During the meeting, she decided it was best not to answer back, despite her anger.

במהלך הפגישה, היא החליטה שעדיף לא לענות בחוצפה, למרות הכעס שלה.

Though I was upset, I held back my urge to answer back with a snarky remark.

למרות שהייתי נסער, הגבתי את הדחף לענות בחוצפה עם הערה צינית.

He couldn't resist the urge to answer back, even though it wasn't the right time.

הוא לא יכול היה להתנגד לדחף לענות בחוצפה, למרות שזה לא היה הזמן הנכון.

What is he supposed to do, answer back?

ומה הוא עושה עכשיו, חוזר בתשובה?

Everything is normal, I'd answer back.

הכל הפיך, אם אכן נחזור בתשובה.

At the end of the meeting EA offered to have an answer back to us within a week.

בסיום הפגישה הבטחת כי תחזור אלינו בתשובה בתוך שבוע ימים.

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