| retort 1 | vt menempelak: she ~ed that they were at fault, dia menempelak mengatakan mereka yg bersalah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| retort 1 | vi menempelak (sso): she ~ed in anger at his remarks, dia menempelaknya dgn marah sewaktu ditegur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| retort 1 | n tempelak: his ~ silenced them, tempelaknya mendiamkan mereka; a biting ~, tempelak yg pedas; make a ~, menempelak sso: she made a rude ~ when I questioned her, dia menempelak saya dgn biadab sewaktu saya menanyainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| retort 2 | n (glass vessel) retort. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backchat | n (colloq) insolent retort, jawapan (yg) /kasar, biadab/: I don’t want any more ~ from you, saya tdk mahu lagi mendengar jawapan yg kasar drpd kamu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| repartee | n 1. witty, clever retort, tikam balas: his ~ enchanted his audience, tikam balasnya mempesonakan para penonton; 2. skill in making such retorts, menikam balas: his skill at ~ is undoubted, kepetahannya menikam balas tdk diragui. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| come-back | n (sl) clever retort, jawapan yg cepat dan tajam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| smart | 2. clever, ingenious, pintar, bijak; (of idea, answer, retort, etc) bijak: he’s a ~ boy, dia budak yg pintar; I don’t think he is ~ enough to handle the job, saya tdk fikir dia cukup pintar utk mengendalikan kerja itu; he tried to be too ~, and failed dismally, dia mencuba tunjuk bijak, dan gagal sama sekali; it was a ~ move on his part, itu satu tindakan yg bijak daripadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spring | ~ to o’s lips, sudah hendak terkeluar dr mulut sso: a retort sprang to his lips but he stopped himself from saying it, tempelak sudah hendak terkeluar dr mulutnya tetapi dia menahan diri drpd mengucapkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elicit | vt 1. (fml) obtain (information), (dapat) mencungkil: it took her almost half an hour to ~ the truth from him, selepas hampir setengah jam barulah dia dapat mencungkil perkara sebenar daripadanya; 2. evoke a. (reply, retort) membangkitkan, menimbulkan:this irrelevant question ~ed a sharp reply, pertanyaannya yg tdk kena-mengena ini membangkitkan jawapan yg pedas; b. (admission of guilt, approval) mendapat: the proposal ~ed unanimous approval, usul itu mendapat persetujuan sebulat suara; 3. bring to light, menampakkan, memperlihatkan: the controversy ~s one important truth, kontroversi itu menampakkan satu kebenaran yg penting. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |