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retorts

/rɪˈtɔːrts/ /riˈtɔːrts/

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noun

Réplique, repartie

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

Examples :

""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.

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verb

Répliquer, rétorquer

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

Examples :

"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 ! »

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verb

Rétorquer, répliquer

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 canyon retorts the hikers' shouts with a loud echo. "

Le canyon réplique aux cris des randonneurs avec un écho puissant.

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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 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.

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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 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.

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noun

Autoclave

A pressure cooker

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Chauffer dans une cornue

To heat in a retort.

Examples :

"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.

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