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1 repartie
repartie, répartie [ʀepaʀti]feminine noun• avoir de la repartie or le sens de la repartie to be good at repartee* * *ʀepaʀtinom féminin rejoinder fmlavoir la repartie facile or l'esprit de repartie — to have a quick wit
* * *avoir de la répartie — to be quick at repartee, to be always ready with a reply
* * *repartie nf rejoinder fml; une vigoureuse repartie a spirited rejoinder; elle a de la repartie she always has a ready reply; avoir la repartie facile or l'esprit de repartie to have a quick wit.[rəparti, reparti] nom féminin -
2 répondant
répondant [ʀepɔ̃dɑ̃]masculine noun• il a du répondant (compte approvisionné) he has money behind him ; (sens de la répartie) (inf) he has a talent for repartee* * *répondante ʀepɔ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t nom masculin, féminin ( d'une personne) referee; Finance, Droit ( caution) surety, guarantor••avoir du répondant — (colloq) ( de l'argent) to have money
* * *ʀepɔ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t répondant, -e1. nmavoir du répondant (= avoir de la répartie) — to have a talent for repartee, (= être solide financièrement) to have money behind one
2. nm/f(= garant) guarantor, surety* * *répondant, répondante nm,f1 ( d'une personne) referee; Fin, Jur ( caution) surety, guarantor; être le répondant de qn Fin, Jur to stand surety ou guarantor for sb; ( pour références) to be sb's referee; fig to vouch for sb;2 Relig server., répondante [repɔ̃dɑ̃, ɑ̃t] nom masculin, nom féminina. [financièrement] to stand surety for somebody, to be somebody's guarantorb. [moralement] to answer ou to vouch for somebody————————nom masculin2. (locution)
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