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retort

/ɹɪˈtɔːt/ /ɹɪˈtɔɹt/

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noun

Réplique, repartie

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!" "

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 ! »

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verb

Répliquer, rétorquer

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!" "

Quand sa sœur l'a accusé d'avoir mangé tous les cookies, il a répliqué : « Eh bien, tu as mangé toute la glace ! »

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verb

Répliquer, rétorquer

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"

Rétorquer l'accusation de vanité.

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verb

Se recourber, se replier

To bend or curve back.

Examples :

"a retorted line"

Une ligne recourbée.

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verb

Répliquer, riposter

To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

Examples :

"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.

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noun

Cornue

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. "

Le professeur de chimie a montré comment utiliser la cornue pour distiller l'échantillon d'alcool.

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noun

Cornue

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. "

L'ouvrier de l'usine a soigneusement chargé le minerai métallique dans la cornue pour la fusion.

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noun

Autoclave

A pressure cooker

Examples :

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

Ma mère utilise un grand autoclave pour cuire les légumes du dîner.

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verb

Chauffer dans une cornue

To heat in a retort.

Examples :

"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.

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