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retort

/rɪˈtɔːt/

/rɪˈtɔrt/

Translations

retortnoun

retorts

/rɪˈtɔːt/

/rɪˈtɔrt/

répliqueRéponse brève, vive ou cinglante.

She couldn't help but give a quick retort to his sarcastic comment.

Elle n'a pas pu s'empêcher de lancer une réplique cinglante à son commentaire sarcastique.

Additional translations

retorteTerme de chimie et de distillation.

Synonyms

retortverb

retorted

Past Simple

retorted

Past Participle

retorting

Gerund

/rɪˈtɔːt/

/rɪˈtɔrt/

répliquerRépondre vivement, souvent avec ironie ou agacement.

She couldn't help but retort when he accused her of being late.

Elle n'a pas pu s'empêcher de répliquer quand il l'a accusée d'être en retard.

Additional translations

retorterTerme technique de chimie ; emploi rare.

Synonyms

retortadjective

more retort

Comp.

most retort

Super.

/rɪˈtɔːt/

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Used attributively in technical contexts (e.g., "retort stand", "retort gas").

de retorteTerme technique de chimie ; s'emploie surtout dans des syntagmes comme « gaz de retorte ».

Retort gases were collected for further analysis.

Les gaz de retorte ont été recueillis pour une analyse plus poussée.

Definitions

retortnoun

A sharp, angry, or witty reply.

She couldn't help but give a quick retort to his sarcastic comment.

A container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process, especially in distillation.

The chemist carefully placed the mixture into the retort for the distillation process.

retortverb

To reply to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner.

She couldn't help but retort when he accused her of being late.

To heat or distill (a substance) in a closed vessel or furnace known as a retort.

Oil shale is retorted at high temperatures to extract shale oil.

retortadjective

Relating to, contained in, or produced by a chemical retort or the process of retorting.

Retort gases were collected for further analysis.