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(adverb) to reply rudely to (a person, esp someone in authority) when one is expected to remain silent

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vi → widersprechen; (children also) → patzige or freche Antworten geben; don’t answer back! → keine Widerrede!; it’s not fair to criticize him because he can’t answer back → es ist unfair, ihn zu kritisieren, weil er sich nicht verteidigen kann

vt sep to answer somebody back → jdm widersprechen; (children also) → jdm patzige or freche Antworten geben

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