riposte
See also: riposté
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French riposte, taken from Italian risposta, a derivative of the verb rispondere (“to respond”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpəʊst/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpoʊst/
Noun
editriposte (plural ripostes)
- (fencing) A thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
- (by extension) A counter-attack in any combat or any sport.
- 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Some context is required. Moldova were weak at the back and blunt up front, and have failed to score in six matches stretching back to last October, with only hints at English complacency offering them glimpses of summoning a riposte.
- (figurative) A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
- Synonym: retort
- 1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 129–130:
- This face-saving reminds us of some American ripostes a few months back when their space rockets seemed disinclined to leave the earth very far behind; after all, they said, the Russians are only chucking heavy machinery at the moon, whereas we're trying to be more sophisticated and get a sewing-machine up there.
- 2016 August 10, Heather Stewart, “Tom Watson sends Corbyn 'proof of Trotskyist Labour infiltration'”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
- Watson’s letter was a riposte to the accusation made on Tuesday by Corbyn’s campaign that he was “peddling conspiracy theories” after he said in a Guardian interview that Labour was at risk from “Trotskyist entryists”.
- An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
Translations
edit(fencing)
a quick and usually witty response to a taunt
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an answer or reply, rapidly uttered
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Verb
editriposte (third-person singular simple present ripostes, present participle riposting, simple past and past participle riposted)
- (fencing) To attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
- To respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
- 1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 204:
- I left him and went to a tavern by the quays where the college bucks were drinking and singing hymns. There was Giles who invited old men back to his college apartments for games. Members of the rowing club riposted, for God's sake, man, clean up your life.
Translations
editfencing: to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack
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to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous
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Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian risposta, from the verb rispondere (“to respond”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editriposte f (plural ripostes)
- riposte (fencing; witty response; quick reply)
Derived terms
editVerb
editriposte
- inflection of riposter:
Further reading
edit- “riposte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editItalian
editPronunciation
editParticiple
editriposte f pl
Adjective
editriposte f pl
References
edit- ^ riposto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editVerb
editriposte
- inflection of ripostar:
Spanish
editVerb
editriposte
- inflection of ripostar:
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