retort

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈtɔːrt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈtɔrt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri tôrt′)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
retort n (sharp reply)réplica nf
  (AR, coloquial)retruque nm
  contraargumento nm
 I got an angry retort when I asked about the money.
 Recibí una réplica enfurecida cuando pregunté por el dinero.
retort [sth],
retort that⇒ vtr		 (reply sharply)replicar⇒ vi
  (AR, coloquial)retrucar⇒ vtr
  contraargumentar⇒ vtr
  replicar que, retrucar que, contraargumentar que vtr + conj
 "Don't bother me now," he retorted.
 "No me molestes ahora", replicó.
retort⇒ vi (reply sharply)contestar⇒ vtr
  (AR, coloquial)retrucar⇒ vtr
 "You can't control me," the angry teenager retorted to his mother.
 "No puedes controlarme" le contestó el adolescente enojado a su madre.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
retort n (laboratory: glass vessel)retorta nf
 Retorts are used for distillation.
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'retort' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
backtalk - come back - fire back - parting shot - ready - rejoinder - return - riposte - shoot back - talk back - the last word
Spanish:
redargüir - retorta - retrucar - replicar


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