noun🔗ShareRéplique, repartieA 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." "Quand son frère l'a taquinée à propos de sa chambre en désordre, sa réplique à propos de ses chaussettes puantes l'a immédiatement réduit au silence.languagecommunicationwordactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRépliquer, rétorquerTo 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!" "Lorsque son frère l'a accusé d'avoir cassé la console de jeux vidéo, Mark a répliqué : « Eh bien, c'est toi qui y jouais en dernier ! »languagecommunicationstatementwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRétorquer, répliquerTo 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 vanitécommunicationlanguageactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe recourber, se replierTo bend or curve back."a retorted line"une ligne recourbéeactionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRépliquer, riposterTo throw back; to reverberate; to reflect."The canyon retorts the hikers' shouts with a loud echo. "Le canyon réplique aux cris des randonneurs avec un écho puissant.soundphysicscommunicationlanguageChat 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 student carefully heated the blue solution inside the retorts to separate the different compounds. "L'étudiant en chimie a soigneusement chauffé la solution bleue à l'intérieur de la cornue pour séparer les différents composés.chemistryutensildevicescienceChat 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 uses large retorts to process the ore and extract valuable metals. "L'usine utilise de grandes cornues pour traiter le minerai et extraire les métaux précieux.materialindustrytechnologymachinechemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAutoclaveA pressure cooker"The factory used large retorts to sterilize canned goods before shipping them to stores. "L'usine utilisait de grands autoclaves pour stériliser les conserves avant de les expédier aux magasins.utensiltechnologymachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChauffer dans une cornueTo heat in a retort."The chemist retorts the sample in the lab to isolate its essential oils. "Le chimiste chauffe l'échantillon dans la cornue au laboratoire pour isoler ses huiles essentielles.chemistrysubstanceprocessmaterialscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
