English–German
“talk back” in German
How to say “talk back” in German
“Talk back” in German is kontern.
A speaker parries a remark with a short, pointed verbal counterstroke, like a counter in a bout.
Example sentences with kontern
Der Politiker konterte sofort mit Statistiken.
The politician immediately talked back with statistics.
Tips for using kontern
- When the answered remark is named, kontern commonly appears with auf and the accusative, as in auf eine Bemerkung kontern.
Other German words for “talk back”
Sie erwidert ihm sofort.
She immediately talks back to him.