noun🔗ShareRéplica, respuesta ingeniosaA sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.""When her brother teased her about her messy room, her retort about his smelly socks silenced him immediately." "Cuando su hermano la molestó por su habitación desordenada, su réplica sobre sus calcetines apestosos lo silenció de inmediato.languagecommunicationwordactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareResponder, replicarTo say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation."When his brother accused him of breaking the video game console, Mark retorts, "Well, you were the last one playing it!" "Cuando su hermano lo acusó de romper la consola de videojuegos, Mark respondió: "¡Bueno, tú fuiste el último que jugó con ella!".languagecommunicationstatementwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReplicar, responderTo make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility."to retort the charge of vanity"replicar la acusación de vanidadcommunicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDoblarse hacia atrás, curvarseTo bend or curve back."a retorted line"una línea curvadaactionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReplicar, responderTo throw back; to reverberate; to reflect."The canyon retorts the hikers' shouts with a loud echo. "El cañón replica los gritos de los excursionistas con un fuerte eco.soundphysicscommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRetortaA flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation."The chemistry student carefully heated the blue solution inside the retorts to separate the different compounds. "El estudiante de química calentó cuidadosamente la solución azul dentro de las retortas para separar los diferentes compuestos.chemistryutensildevicescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRetortaA 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."The factory uses large retorts to process the ore and extract valuable metals. "La fábrica utiliza grandes retortas para procesar el mineral y extraer metales valiosos.materialindustrytechnologymachinechemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAutoclaveA pressure cooker"The factory used large retorts to sterilize canned goods before shipping them to stores. "La fábrica usaba grandes autoclaves para esterilizar los productos enlatados antes de enviarlos a las tiendas.utensiltechnologymachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCalentar en una retortaTo heat in a retort."The chemist retorts the sample in the lab to isolate its essential oils. "El químico calienta la muestra en la retorta en el laboratorio para aislar sus aceites esenciales.chemistrysubstanceprocessmaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
