contestar

== Aragonese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin contestārī (“to call to witness”). === Verb === contestar to answer (make a reply or response to) to answer back ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== responder == Asturian == === Verb === contestar (first-person singular indicative present contesto, past participle contestáu) to answer (make a reply or response to) to answer back ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== responder === Further reading === “contestar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “contestar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin contestārī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kun.təsˈta] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kon.təsˈta] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kon.tesˈtaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kon.tesˈta] Homophone: contestà === Verb === contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestí, past participle contestat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/ (ambitransitive) to answer, to reply Synonym: respondre ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Further reading ==== Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “contestar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “contestar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “contestar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “contestar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Latin contestārī. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: con‧tes‧tar === Verb === contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contestei, past participle contestado) (transitive) to challenge, dispute (transitive) to contest (transitive) to contradict (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “contestar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “contestar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “contestar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “contestar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “contestar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “contestar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin contestārī (“to call to witness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kontesˈtaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪esˈt̪aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: con‧tes‧tar === Verb === contestar (first-person singular present contesto, first-person singular preterite contesté, past participle contestado) to reply, retort, answer, respond Synonyms: responder, replicar Antonym: callar ==== Usage notes ==== Contestar is a false friend, and does not mean "to contest". The words for "to contest" in Spanish are contender, concursar. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “contestar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “contestar”, in Diccionario del estudiante [Student Dictionary] (in Spanish), third edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2016 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “contestar”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA “contestar”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN