Mary is quick at repartee.
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Repartee
//ˌɹɛpɑɹˈteɪ//
Synonyms for "repartee" (76 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (22)
Related words (38)
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Translations
35 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- остроумен отговор noun (swift witty retort)
Czech
2 entries- pohotová odpověď noun (swift witty retort)
- trefná replika noun (swift witty retort)
Dutch
3 entries- gevat antwoord noun (swift witty retort)
- gevatheid noun (skill in making swift witty retorts)
- repliek noun (swift witty retort)
French
1 entries- repartie noun (swift witty retort)
German
4 entries- Geplänkel noun (conversation marked by swift witty retorts)
- Konter noun (swift witty retort)
- Schlagabtausch noun (conversation marked by swift witty retorts)
- Schlagfertigkeit noun (skill in making swift witty retorts)
Hungarian
4 entries- riposzt noun (swift witty retort)
- szópárbaj noun (conversation marked by swift witty retorts)
- visszavágás noun (swift witty retort)
- riposztoz verb (to reply with a swift witty retort)
Italian
1 entries- botta e risposta noun (conversation marked by swift witty retorts)
Norwegian
1 entries- vittighet noun (swift witty retort)
Polish
4 entries- pocisk noun (swift witty retort)
- replika noun (swift witty retort)
- riposta noun (swift witty retort)
- pociskać verb (to reply with a swift witty retort)
Russian
1 entries- остроу́мный отве́т noun (swift witty retort)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- prepucavanje noun (swift witty retort)
Swedish
4 entries- fyndighet noun (swift witty retort)
- kvick replik noun (swift witty retort)
- kvickhet noun (swift witty retort)
- raljerande noun (swift witty retort)
Tagalog
1 entries- patnig noun (swift witty retort)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Many persons must laugh when a great person or an acknowledged wit says a clever thing, such as a smart repartee, or a really good pun.
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Yet habit—strange thing! what cannot habit accomplish?—Gayer sallies, more merry mirth, better jokes, and brighter repartees, you never heard over your mahogany[…]
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A slight smile broke on his lips. ¶ "You are always prepared to sacrifice your principles for a repartee," he answered.
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