English-German translation for "retort"

"retort" German translation

retort
[riˈtɔː(r)t]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • wieder-, zurückgeben (onsomebody | jemand sb jemandem)
    retort give back
    retort give back
  • erwidern (with mit)
    retort answer
    retort answer
  • zurückfallen lassen (uponsomebody | jemand sb auf jemanden)
    retort cause to return
    retort cause to return
  • wenden, drehen (against gegen)
    retort arguments
    retort arguments
  • (um)wenden, (ver)drehen
    retort turn obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    retort turn obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
retort
[riˈtɔː(r)t]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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retort
[riˈtɔː(r)t]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Erwiderungfeminine | Femininum f
    retort retorting
    retort retorting
  • Umkehrungfeminine | Femininum f
    retort of argument
    retort of argument
  • Vergeltungfeminine | Femininum f
    retort of insultet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    retort of insultet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
  • retort syn vgl. → see „answer
    retort syn vgl. → see „answer
Die Bank könnte diesen entgegenhalten, sie sei ja unabhängig.
The bank can retort that it is independent.
Source: Europarl
Es gebe keine Ideologie bei den Wirtschaftswissenschaften, entgegnete er ihnen.
Economics does not have an ideology, he retorted.
Source: News-Commentary
In seiner berühmten Replik meinte Keynes, dass wir langfristig alle tot wären.
Keynes famously retorted that in the long run we are all dead.
Source: News-Commentary
Kunjaali Kk antwortet auf einen ählichen Post, der sich über die Krise in Attappady beschwert:
Kunjaali Kk retorts on a similar post, which lamented the Attappady crisis:
Source: GlobalVoices
Man wird mir erwidern, daß es dies immer gegeben hat und geben wird.
Some people will retort, as they often do, that it has always existed and will always exist.
Source: Europarl
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retort
[riˈtɔː(r)t]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Retortefeminine | Femininum f
    retort vessel
    retort vessel
  • Destillier-, Kochkolbenmasculine | Maskulinum m
    retort chemistry | ChemieCHEM
    retort chemistry | ChemieCHEM
  • Art Ofen
    retort engineering | TechnikTECH
    retort engineering | TechnikTECH
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retort
[riˈtɔː(r)t]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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Die Bank könnte diesen entgegenhalten, sie sei ja unabhängig.
The bank can retort that it is independent.
Source: Europarl
Es gebe keine Ideologie bei den Wirtschaftswissenschaften, entgegnete er ihnen.
Economics does not have an ideology, he retorted.
Source: News-Commentary
In seiner berühmten Replik meinte Keynes, dass wir langfristig alle tot wären.
Keynes famously retorted that in the long run we are all dead.
Source: News-Commentary
Kunjaali Kk antwortet auf einen ählichen Post, der sich über die Krise in Attappady beschwert:
Kunjaali Kk retorts on a similar post, which lamented the Attappady crisis:
Source: GlobalVoices
Man wird mir erwidern, daß es dies immer gegeben hat und geben wird.
Some people will retort, as they often do, that it has always existed and will always exist.
Source: Europarl
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