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retort

/ɹɪˈtɔːt/ /ɹɪˈtɔɹt/

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noun

Réplica, respuesta ingeniosa

A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.

Examples :

"Her brother's teasing earned him a quick retort: "At least I passed my math test, unlike someone else I know!" "

Las burlas de su hermano le valieron una rápida réplica: "¡Al menos yo aprobé mi examen de matemáticas, a diferencia de alguien más que conozco!"

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verb

Responder, replicar

To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.

Examples :

"When his sister accused him of eating all the cookies, he retorted, "Well, you ate all the ice cream!" "

Cuando su hermana lo acusó de comer todas las galletas, respondió: "¡Bueno, tú te comiste todo el helado!"

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verb

Replicar, responder

To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.

Examples :

"to retort the charge of vanity"

Replicar la acusación de vanidad.

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verb

Doblarse hacia atrás, curvarse

To bend or curve back.

Examples :

"a retorted line"

Una línea curvada hacia atrás.

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verb

Replicar, responder

To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

Examples :

"The teacher's question retorted a wave of confused murmurs around the classroom. "

La pregunta del profesor provocó una ola de murmullos confusos en el aula.

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noun

Retorta

A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.

Examples :

"The chemistry teacher demonstrated how to use the retort to distill the alcohol sample. "

El profesor de química demostró cómo usar la retorta para destilar la muestra de alcohol.

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noun

Retorta

A airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.

Examples :

"The factory worker carefully loaded the metal ore into the retort for smelting. "

El trabajador de la fábrica cargó cuidadosamente el mineral metálico en la retorta para la fundición.

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noun

Olla a presión

A pressure cooker

Examples :

"My mother uses a large retort to cook the vegetables for dinner. "

Mi madre usa una olla a presión grande para cocinar las verduras para la cena.

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verb

Calentar en una retorta

To heat in a retort.

Examples :

"The scientist carefully retorted the chemicals in the specialized glassware to observe their reaction. "

El científico retorció cuidadosamente los productos químicos en la cristalería especializada para observar su reacción.

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