Learn Romanian › replică
replică
retort /reˈplikə/
noun#3323 most common
Also: line (in a play), replica (copy), rejoinder
Example sentences
Aceasta este o replică a Turnului Eiffel.
This is a replica of the Eiffel Tower.
Actorul și-a uitat replica pe scenă.
The actor forgot his line on stage.
Ea a avut o replică promptă la comentariul lui.
She had a quick retort to his comment.
Criticul de teatru a remarcat că actrița și-a rostit replicile cu multă naturalețe.
The theater critic noted that the actress delivered her lines very naturally.
Muzeul a comandat o replică fidelă a picturii, deoarece originalul este prea fragil pentru a fi expus.
The museum commissioned a faithful replica of the painting, because the original is too fragile to be displayed.
Deși replica sa părea inofensivă, ironia subtilă din spatele ei a stârnit un val de controverse în presă.
Although his retort seemed harmless, the subtle irony behind it stirred up a wave of controversy in the press.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | replică | replici |
| Genitive | replicii | replicilor |
| Accusative | replică | replici |
| Vocative | replico | replicilor |
Word family
a replicato retort, to reply sharply
replicarethe act of retorting or replicating
replicatreplicated, copied
irepli...no reliably attested form; omitted
Etymology
Replică entered Romanian from French réplique in the 19th century, during the period when Romanian borrowed heavily from French to modernize its vocabulary. Réplique itself descends from Latin replicare, meaning to fold back. The Latin verb combines the prefix re- (back, again) with plicare (to fold), the same root that gives English words like 'apply' and 'complicate'.
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