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spoke back
UK
/spəʊk bæk/
US
/spoʊk bæk/
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speak back
verb
spoke back
Past Simple
spoke back
Past Simple
spoken back
Past Participle
speaking back
Gerund
UK
/spiːk bæk/
US
/spik bæk/
répliquer
en parlant à une personne d’autorité, avec insolence ou impertinence
Don't speak back to your parents.
Ne réplique pas à tes parents.
Additional translations
répondre impertinemment
sens plus explicite, soutenu ou descriptif
Synonyms
respond
reply
retort
rejoin
answer
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speak back
verb
To reply or respond to someone, often in a rude or disrespectful manner.
The student was reprimanded for speaking back to the teacher during the lesson.
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