retort

retort
I 1. noun
Entgegnung, die, Erwiderung, die (to auf + Akk.)
2. transitive verb
entgegnen
3. intransitive verb
scharf antworten
II noun
(Chem., Industry) Retorte, die
* * *
[rə'to:t] 1. verb
(to make a quick and clever or angry reply: `You're too old', she said. `You're not so young yourself,' he retorted.) erwidern
2. noun
(such a reply.) die Erwiderung
* * *
re·tort
[rɪˈtɔ:t, AM -ˈtɔ:rt]
I. vt
▪ to \retort that ... scharf erwidern, dass ...
“no need to be so rude,” she \retorted „kein Grund so unhöflich zu sein“, gab sie zurück
II. vi scharf antworten
III. n scharfe Antwort [o Erwiderung]
he made an angry \retort er antwortete verärgert und mit scharfen Worten
* * *
[rɪ'tɔːt]
1. n
1) (= answer) scharfe Erwiderung or Antwort
2) (CHEM) Retorte f

retort stand — Retortenhalter m or -stand m

2. vt
scharf erwidern, zurückgeben
3. vi
scharf erwidern
* * *
retort1 [rıˈtɔː(r)t]
A v/t
1. ein Unrecht etc vergelten, sich rächen für
2. eine Beleidigung etc zurückgeben (on sb jemandem)
3. erwidern (with mit)
4. (darauf) antworten oder erwidern oder sagen (alle:
that dass)
B s
1. (scharfe oder treffende) Entgegnung, (schlagfertige) Antwort
2. Erwiderung f
retort2 [rıˈtɔː(r)t; US auch ˈriːˌt-] s Retorte f:
a) CHEM Destillierkolben m
b) TECH (ein) Ofen:
retort furnace Muffelofen m
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I 1. noun
Entgegnung, die, Erwiderung, die (to auf + Akk.)
2. transitive verb
entgegnen
3. intransitive verb
scharf antworten
II noun
(Chem., Industry) Retorte, die
* * *
(speech) n.
Replik -en f. n.
Erwiderung f.
Retorte -n f. v.
entgegnen v.
erwidern (scharf) v.

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  • retort — vb rejoin, reply, *answer, respond retort n rejoinder, answer, reply, response (see under ANSWER vb 1) Analogous words: *retaliation, reprisal, revenge: repartee (see WIT) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • retort — [n] snappy answer antiphon, back answer, back talk, comeback, cooler, counter, crack*, gag*, jape, jest, joke, lip*, parting shot*, quip, rejoinder, repartee, reply, reprisal, respond, response, retaliation, return, revenge, riposte, sally,… …   New thesaurus

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