riposte
🇺🇸
/rɪˈpəʊst/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈpɒst/
noun
R
A quick and smart answer to something someone said, especially if it was critical.
She delivered a sharp riposte to his insult.
R
An action taken in response to something that has happened.
The company's new policy was a strategic riposte to the competitor's move.
verb
R
To reply quickly and cleverly, especially to criticism.
‘You're always late,’ he complained, to which she riposted, ‘And you're always too early.’
translation
A quick and smart answer to something someone said, especially if it was critical.; An action taken in response to something that has happened.
To reply quickly and cleverly, especially to criticism.
Word Forms
3rd Present
ripostes
Past
riposted
Perfect
riposted
Progressive
riposting
Plural
ripostes