French Conversation · Level 76
59 words
French word
réplique
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁeplik/
Meaning
- feminine nounreply
Example
Sa réplique a surpris tout le monde.
Her reply surprised everyone.
More examples
Face à la provocation, il a lancé une réplique du tac au tac.
Faced with the provocation, he fired back with a quick retort.
Core concept
Words that come back as a quick response or as a character's line in a performance.
Common phrases
une réplique du tac au tac
a quick retort
Similar words
réponse: An answer or reply to a question or request.
remarque: A brief comment or opinion about a conversation or event.
Definition in French
Réponse brève ou vive adressée à quelqu'un; au théâtre, phrase prononcée par un personnage.
Word origin
The noun réplique was formed from répliquer, inherited through French from Latin replicare, whose sense of folding or turning back extended to answering and repeating words.
Usage tips
- Réplique is feminine, so standard forms are la réplique, une réplique, and cette réplique.