Translation of "Contestarle" in English

Tenía el deber de contestarle.

I was bound to answer him.

No tuve otra que contestarle a mi jefe.

I could not but talk back to my boss.

Tom vaciló por un momento antes de contestarle a Mary.

Tom hesitated for a moment before answering Mary.

Es Malina Furman, que crió y educó bien a los hijos que en vez de contestarle

She raised and educated her children well.

Quisiera tener una ocasión para contestarle, ya que la esencia de la democracia consiste en escuchar a otra gente a medida que usted tiene el derecho de hablar.

I would like a chance to answer you, because the essence of democracy is that you have the obligation to listen to other people, as well as the right to speak yourself.