riposte
French → English
noun//ʁi.pɔst//
(conflict) Retaliation: a quick counter-attack or response to an injury or move
L'armée prépare une riposte graduée après l'attaque à la frontière.
(English) The army is preparing a graduated retaliation after the border attack.
Sa riposte verbale fut si cinglante que son adversaire resta muet.
(English) His verbal retort was so scathing that his opponent remained silent.
Entry ID: fr:en:riposte · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary