riposter

ʁipɔste

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Definition of riposter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

attaqueréagir vivement à une attaque ou une agression

L'armée a riposté immédiatement aux tirs ennemis.

contre-attaquer

réagir

moquerierépondre rapidement et avec force à une moquerie

Quand il s'est moqué d'elle, Marie a riposté avec humour.

répliquer

rétorquer

escrime

TECH.

parer et attaquer en même temps à l'escrime

TECH.

L'escrimeur a riposté parfaitement après avoir paré.

contre-attaquer

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Origin of riposter

français, riposter (répondre) + poster (envoyer)

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en contre-attaque

adv.

riposte

de manière à riposter rapidement par une action offensive

rendre les coups

riposte

riposter en attaquant à son tour après avoir été attaqué

répondre coup pour coup

riposte

riposter avec la même force que l'attaque reçue

doctrine de dissuasion

défense

stratégie militaire qui menace de riposter pour empêcher une attaque

deuxième frappe

militaire

capacité d’un État à riposter après une attaque nucléaire ennemie

tir de suppression

tactique militaire

tirs intenses pour empêcher l'ennemi de riposter efficacement

Examples of riposter in a sentence

Le joueur a riposté après une faute non sifflée.
Il a su riposter à la blague sans hésiter.
Elle aime riposter quand on la taquine en classe.
Il a su riposter dès la première attaque.
Apprends à riposter rapidement pour surprendre ton adversaire.

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English:retaliate, snap back, ...
German:kontern, schlagfertig antworten, ...
Italian:rispondere, replicare prontamente, ...
Spanish:responder, contestar, ...
Portuguese:ripostar, responder à letra, ...
Chinese:还击, ...
Japanese:反撃する, 言い返す, ...
Arabic:رَدَّ, أجاب بسرعة, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשִׁיב מַכָּה, לְהַשִׁיב בְּתוֹקֶף, ...
Russian:ответить на атаку, парировать, ...
Ukrainian:відповісти на напад, відповісти дотепно, ...
Catalan:contratacar, contrarestar, ...
Danish:ripostere, replicere, ...
Dutch:terugslaan, met kracht reageren, ...
Greek:ανταποδίδω, ανταπαντώ, ...
Khmer:តបតវិញ, តបវិញ, ...
Korean:맞대응하다, 맞받아치다, ...
Polish:odwzajemnić atak, odciąć się, ...
Portuguese (BR):revidar, retrucar, ...
Romanian:a riposta, a răspunde, ...
Swedish:slå tillbaka, kontra, ...
Thai:ตอบโต้, ตอบโต้ทันควัน, ...
Turkish:karşılık vermek, cevap yetiştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:đáp trả, phản pháo, ...

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