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retort

გამოთქმა: /rɪˈtɔːt/

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • a sharp, angry, or witty reply:she opened her mouth to make a suitably cutting retort

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1 [reporting verb] say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner: [with direct speech]:‘No need to be rude,’ retorted Isabel [with clause]:he retorted that this was nonsense
  • 2 [with object] archaic repay (an insult or injury):it was now his time to retort the humiliation
  • turn (an insult or accusation) back on the person who has issued it:he was resolute to retort the charge of treason on his foes
  • use (an opponent’s argument) against them: the answer they make to us may very easily be retorted

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