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All the words: French

rétorquer

Level C1

Meaning

to retort, counter, reply sharply

Example

Le ministre a rétorqué que les chiffres avancés par l'opposition dataient de trois ans.

The minister retorted that the figures put forward by the opposition were three years old.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
rétorque
you (sg.)
rétorques
he, she
rétorque
we
rétorquons
you (pl.)
rétorquez
they
rétorquent
imperfect
I
rétorquais
you (sg.)
rétorquais
he, she
rétorquait
we
rétorquions
you (pl.)
rétorquiez
they
rétorquaient
imperative
you (sg.)
rétorque
we
rétorquons
you (pl.)
rétorquez
future
I
rétorquerai
you (sg.)
rétorqueras
he, she
rétorquera
we
rétorquerons
you (pl.)
rétorquerez
they
rétorqueront
conditional
I
rétorquerais
you (sg.)
rétorquerais
he, she
rétorquerait
we
rétorquerions
you (pl.)
rétorqueriez
they
rétorqueraient
present subjunctive
I
rétorque
you (sg.)
rétorques
he, she
rétorque
we
rétorquions
you (pl.)
rétorquiez
they
rétorquent
simple past
I
rétorquai
you (sg.)
rétorquas
he, she
rétorqua
we
rétorquâmes
you (pl.)
rétorquâtes
they
rétorquèrent

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