repartee

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
2. (countable, uncountable) A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.
3. (countable, uncountable) A skill in replying swiftly and wittily.

Verb

1. (transitive) To reply with a repartee.
2. (transitive) To have a repartee (a conversation marked by witty retorts or replies).

Concepts

repartie

eutrapélie

Synonymes

snip-snap

retort

wit

jest

joke

🤣

pun

quip

rap

scrap

scrum

wittiness

wordplay

quick reply

badinage

eutrapelia

converse

fight

Traductions

hazırcevap

ingenio

Schlagfertigkeit

ingeni

Schlagabtausch

schlagfertige Antwort

ανταπάντηση

ετοιμολογία

ευφυής απάντηση

replica

risposta arguta

chispa

gracejo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From French repartie, a deverbal of repartir (“to retort”).