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to retort
01
erwidern, kontern
to reply quickly and sharply, often in a clever or aggressive manner
Intransitive: to retort with a remark
Beispiele
Upon hearing the criticism, he retorted, " Well, maybe if you paid attention, you'd understand. "
Als er die Kritik hörte, erwiderte er, "Nun, vielleicht würdest du es verstehen, wenn du aufpassen würdest."
Retort
01
a quick, often sharp or witty reply to a question or remark
Beispiele
Her sarcastic retort made everyone in the room laugh.
02
a sealed vessel used for distillation or decomposition of substances by heat
Beispiele
Distillation of the liquid was carried out in a retort over a Bunsen burner.
