noun🔗ShareRéplique, repartieA sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback."Her brother's teasing earned him a quick retort: "At least I passed my math test, unlike someone else I know!" "Les taquineries de son frère lui valurent une réplique rapide : « Au moins moi j'ai réussi mon contrôle de maths, contrairement à quelqu'un d'autre que je connais ! »communicationlanguageliteraturewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRépliquer, rétorquerTo say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation."When his sister accused him of eating all the cookies, he retorted, "Well, you ate all the ice cream!" "Quand sa sœur l'a accusé d'avoir mangé tous les cookies, il a répliqué : « Eh bien, tu as mangé toute la glace ! »communicationlanguagewordstatementattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRépliquer, rétorquerTo 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"Rétorquer l'accusation de vanité.communicationlanguagewordactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe recourber, se replierTo bend or curve back."a retorted line"Une ligne recourbée.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRépliquer, riposterTo throw back; to reverberate; to reflect."The teacher's question retorted a wave of confused murmurs around the classroom. "La question du professeur a provoqué une vague de murmures confus dans la classe.communicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCornueA flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation."The chemistry teacher demonstrated how to use the retort to distill the alcohol sample. "Le professeur de chimie a montré comment utiliser la cornue pour distiller l'échantillon d'alcool.utensilchemistrydevicescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCornueA 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 worker carefully loaded the metal ore into the retort for smelting. "L'ouvrier de l'usine a soigneusement chargé le minerai métallique dans la cornue pour la fusion.materialindustrymachineutensiltechnicalchemistryprocessdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAutoclaveA pressure cooker"My mother uses a large retort to cook the vegetables for dinner. "Ma mère utilise un grand autoclave pour cuire les légumes du dîner.utensildevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChauffer dans une cornueTo heat in a retort."The scientist carefully retorted the chemicals in the specialized glassware to observe their reaction. "Le scientifique a soigneusement chauffé les produits chimiques dans la verrerie spécialisée pour observer leur réaction.chemistrytechnologyutensilprocessscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
