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Pronunciation / Transliteration: réplica espirituosa
"Ele respondeu com uma pronta e espirituosa réplica."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments and replies.
"The interview was a brilliant display of political repartee."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French noun 'repartie', meaning 'a quick, witty reply', which stems from the verb 'repartir' (to set off again, to reply promptly). Entering the English lexicon in the late 17th century, it retained its theatrical and aristocratic connotations of clever, verbal fencing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Repartee" is said worldwide
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répartie
Transliteration: répartie
"Il a une répartie cinglante."
schlagfertige Erwiderung
Transliteration: schlagfertige Erwiderung
"Sie bewies große Schlagfertigkeit in der Diskussion."
prontezza di spirito
Transliteration: prontezza di spirito
"La sua prontezza di spirito ha divertito tutti."
réplica
Transliteration: réplica
"El debate estuvo lleno de ingeniosas réplicas."
réplica espirituosa
Transliteration: réplica espirituosa
"Ele respondeu com uma pronta e espirituosa réplica."
हास्यपूर्ण जवाबी बातचीत
Transliteration: hasyapurna jawabee baatcheet
"उनकी हास्यपूर्ण जवाबी बातचीत ने दर्शकों को मंत्रमुग्ध कर दिया।"
妙语连珠
Transliteration: miào yǔ lián zhū
"这场辩论充满了机智的妙语连珠。"
재치 있는 응수
Transliteration: jaechi inneun ungsu
"두 사람의 재치 있는 응수가 대단했다."
機知に富んだ応酬
Transliteration: kichi ni tonda ōshū
"彼の機知に富んだ応酬がパーティーを盛り上げた。"
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