Meanings (ES + gloss)
contrarréplica • despachurramiento • despachurro • espachurramiento • retruco • retruque • reviraje • réplica • réspice
A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
He countered her insult with a clever retort.
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retorta
A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure.
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chistar • contrarreplicar • despachurrar • despanchurrar • espanchurrar • replicar • reponer • retrucar • revirar
To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
“It is a pity,” he retorted with aggravating meekness, “that they do not use a little common sense. The case resembles that of Columbus' egg, and is every bit as simple.[…]”