different between repost vs riposte

English

Etymology 1

re- +? post

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??st

Verb

repost (third-person singular simple present reposts, present participle reposting, simple past and past participle reposted)

1. (Internet) To post again.

   Maybe I should repost the FAQ for the benefit of newbies.

2. (basketball) To post up again; to reset oneself at the post.

Noun

repost (plural reposts)

1. (Internet) The act of posting again; the material thus posted.

   This newsgroup mostly seems to consist of reposts of the FAQ. Doesn't anyone talk?

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

repost

1. Misspelling of riposte.

Anagrams

• Portes, Presto, Strope, e-sport, eSport, esport, opster, opters, petros, poster, presto, repots, respot, sprote, topers, tropes

English

Alternative forms

• ripost

Etymology

From French riposte, taken from Italian risposta, a derivative of the verb rispondere, "to respond".

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???p??st/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???po?st/

Noun

riposte (plural ripostes)

1. (fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
2. a counter-attack in any combat or any sport
3. a quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort
4. an answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem

Translations

Verb

riposte (third-person singular simple present ripostes, present participle riposting, simple past and past participle riposted)

1. (fencing) to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
2. to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.

Translations

Anagrams

• Epirots, Prietos, isopter, periost, periots, porites, portise, positer, prostie, reposit, ropiest

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian risposta, from the verb rispondere (“to respond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.p?st/

Noun

riposte f (plural ripostes)

1. riposte (fencing; witty response; quick reply)

Derived terms

• riposter

Verb

riposte

1. first-person singular present indicative of riposter
2. third-person singular present indicative of riposter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of riposter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of riposter
5. second-person singular imperative of riposter

Further reading

• “riposte” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• postier, potiers

Italian

Adjective

riposte f pl

1. feminine plural of riposto

Anagrams

• esporti, estirpo, estirpò, petrosi, portesi, posteri, potersi, protesi, stiperò, storpie

Spanish

Verb

riposte

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of ripostar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of ripostar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of ripostar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of ripostar.