- riposte ri·poste
- [rɪ'pɒst]
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1. nreplica2. vireplicare
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Riposte — Ripost Ri*post , Riposte Ri*poste , n. [F. riposte.] 1. In fencing, a return thrust after a parry. [1913 Webster] 2. A quick and sharp refort; a repartee. J. Morley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
riposte — ri|poste1 [ rı poust ] noun count FORMAL a quick and clever reply: He was unable to think of a suitable riposte. riposte ri|poste 2 [ rı poust ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to reply in a quick and clever way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poste — aposte avant poste composte malle poste poste riposte timbre poste wagon poste … Dictionnaire des rimes
riposte — ri•poste [[t]rɪˈpoʊst[/t]] n. v. post•ed, post•ing 1) a quick, sharp return in speech or action: a clever riposte[/ex] 2) spo Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge 3) to make a riposte 4) to reply or retaliate • Etymology: 1700–10; … From formal English to slang
riposte — ri|poste [rıˈpɔst, rıˈpəust US rıˈpoust] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Italian risposta answer , from rispondere to answer , from Latin respondere; RESPOND] formal a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said ▪ a suitably… … Dictionary of contemporary English
riposte — n. & v. n. 1 a quick sharp reply or retort. 2 a quick return thrust in fencing. v.intr. deliver a riposte. Etymology: F ri(s)poste, ri(s)poster f. It. risposta RESPONSE … Useful english dictionary
posté — composté posté riposté … Dictionnaire des rimes
Riposte — Ri|pos|te die; , n unter Einfluss von (älter) fr. ri(s)poste aus gleichbed. it. risposta, substantiviertes Part. Perf. (Fem.) von rispondere »antworten«, dies aus lat. respondere> unmittelbarer Gegenstoß nach einem parierten Angriff (Fechten) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
riposte — ri·poste || rɪ pəʊst / pÉ’s n. retort, quick and sharp reply; counterstroke, retaliatory act; quick thrust made after a parry (Fencing) … English contemporary dictionary
riposte — ri·poste … English syllables
ri|poste — or ri|post «rih POHST», noun, verb, post|ed, post|ing. –n. 1. Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge. 2. a quick, sharp reply or return. SYNONYM(S): retort. –v.i … Useful english dictionary
