riposte - 3 dictionary results
ri⋅poste
[ri-pohst] 
noun, verb, -post⋅ed, -post⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult. |
| 2. | Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to make a riposte. |
| 4. | to reply or retaliate. |
Also, ri⋅post.
Origin:
1700–10; < F, var. of risposte prompt answer < It risposta, n. use of fem. ptp. of rispondere to answer < VL *respondere for L respondēre; see respond
1700–10; < F, var. of risposte prompt answer < It risposta, n. use of fem. ptp. of rispondere to answer < VL *respondere for L respondēre; see respond
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| ri·poste (rĭ-pōst') n.
[French, alteration of obsolete risposte, from Italian risposta, answer, from feminine past participle of rispondere, to answer, from Latin respondēre; see respond.] |
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riposte
1707, "a quick thrust after parrying a lunge," a fencing term, from Fr. riposte, by dissimilation from risposte, from It. risposta "a reply," from rispondere "to respond," from L. respondere (see respond). Sense of "sharp retort" is first attested 1865.
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Language Translation for : riposte
Spanish:
réplica,
German:
die Erwiderung,
Japanese:
口答え
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