inglês > português |
retort |
1. réplica |
2. retorquir |
inglês > inglês |
retort |
1. n. A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback. |
2. v. To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation. |
3. v. To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility. |
to retort the charge of vanity |
4. v. To bend or curve back. |
a retorted line |
5. v. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect. |
6. n. (chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation. |
7. n. A airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal. |
8. n. A pressure cooker |
9. v. To heat in a retort. |