él contesta

answers, responds

k o n ˈt e s t a → contestar
contest to answer, to reply + a él/ella present or tú command
verb · third singular · present indicative Common #7,047
answers, responds Often used for answering a question or the phone. It can look like English “contest,” but it usually means “to answer,” not “to compete.”
SP: Ella contesta el teléfono rápidamente.
EN: She answers the phone quickly.
Conjugation of contestar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First contesto —
Second contestas —
Third contesta —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First contesto —
Second contestas —
Third contesta —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second contesta —
Third conteste —

Julieta, contesta.

Julieta, answer.

— Amores perros (2000)

No contesta mis llamadas.

They don't answer my calls.

— Audition (2000)

Casi nunca contesta cuando le llamo.

He almost never answers when I call him.

No tengo nada más que decir, así que contesta el teléfono.

I have nothing more to say, so answer the phone.

— Dos hermanas (2003)

Contesta al sargento.

Answer the sergeant.

— Mystic River (2003)

Nadie contesta.

Nobody answers.

— Bacurau (2019)

Contesta o habrá consecuencias.

Answer, or there will be consequences.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Contesta, amor.

Answer, love.

— Aún estoy aquí (2024)

Contesta.

Answer.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Jonny no me contesta.

Jonny isn't answering me.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Mahito contesta.

Mahito answers.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Pero qué hace, por qué no contesta?

But what is he doing? Why isn't he answering?

— Investigación sobre un ciudadano libre de toda sospecha (1970)

Nick no me contesta.

Nick isn't answering me.

— Primate (2026)

Contesta a la pregunta.

Answer the question.

Llama a tu hermana, a ver si te contesta.

Call your sister and see if she answers.

— Crudo (2017)

Contesta el teléfono, por favor.

Please answer the phone.

Contesta una pregunta sencilla y saldrás de aquí rápidamente.

Answer a simple question and you'll be out of here quickly.

Pero ahora no contesta el teléfono.

But now he isn't answering the phone.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Por favor, contesta.

Please answer.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

Primero te abandona, ahora no te contesta.

First he abandons you, now he doesn't answer you.

— Anora (2024)

Contesta, basta de juegos.

Answer me, enough games.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Él no contesta.

He doesn't answer.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

La mujer de Uljin no contesta.

The woman from Uljin does not answer.

— Broker (2022)

Le pega un tiro en el pie y le contesta que le den por culo.

He shoots him in the foot and tells him to fuck off.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Estará estudiando para los exámenes finales porque no contesta el teléfono desde ayer.

He must be studying for his final exams because he hasn't answered his phone since yesterday.

La he llamado, no contesta.

I've called her, she's not answering.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

Contesta a mi pregunta.

Answer my question.

Los caballos perdidos, nadie contesta.

The lost horses—no one is answering.

— Bacurau (2019)

Contesta la pregunta.

Answer the question.

Contesta, Jo.

Answer, Jo.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Contesta, por favor.

Please answer.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Y si contesta aunque sea una pregunta se puede quedar.

And if they answer even one question, they can stay.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Vamos, contesta.

Come on, answer.

— Rashomon (1950)

Y el sol no contesta.

And the sun doesn’t answer.

— La vida de los otros (2006)

Oye, contesta, ¿qué te ha pasado?

Hey, answer me. What happened to you?

— Volver (2006)

No contesta.

He doesn't answer.

— Anora (2024)

Llama a su hermana si no contesta nadie en su casa.

Call your sister if no one answers at home.

— Psicosis (1960)

Si no contesta al teléfono habrá salido a comprar o estará en la ducha y no lo oye.

If she doesn't answer the phone, she's probably out shopping or in the shower and can't hear you.

Contesta cuando te pregunte.

Answer when I ask you.

— El espíritu de la colmena (1973)

Contesta si estás ahí.

Please answer if you are there.

Contesta, así nos enteramos.

Answer, so we can find out.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

La ex esposa no contesta.

The ex-wife is not answering.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Jack no contesta mis cartas.

Jack doesn't answer my letters.

No me contesta.

He doesn't answer me.

— Primate (2026)

Cuando los llamo, no contesta nadie.

When I call them, nobody answers.

Contesta a mi pregunta con cuidado.

Answer my question carefully.

Contesta el teléfono.

Answer the phone.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Cuando suene el teléfono, contesta de inmediato.

When the phone rings, answer it immediately.

Contesta y ponlo en altavoz.

Answer and put it on speakerphone.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Contesta, contesta.

Answer, answer.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Sounds similar to