revenge

I [rɪ'vendʒ]

nome

1) (punitive act) vendetta f.

in revenge for sth. — per vendicare qcs.

to take o get one's revenge — ottenere o ricevere vendetta

2) (getting even) rivincita f.

to get one's revenge — prendersi la rivincita

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revenge is sweet — = vendicarsi dà soddisfazione

II [rɪ'vendʒ]

verbo riflessivo

to revenge oneself — vendicarsi (on di, su)

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[rə'ven‹] 1. noun

1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) vendetta

2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) vendetta

2. verb

((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) vendicarsi (di)

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revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/

n. [u]

1 vendetta: to do st. for revenge, fare qc. per vendetta; He did it in revenge for his brother's murder, lo ha fatto per vendicare l'omicidio del fratello; He wanted revenge for his son's death, voleva vendicarsi della morte del figlio; to take revenge on (o against) sb., vendicarsi di q.

2 desiderio di vendetta; spirito vendicativo: He was motivated by revenge, era motivato dal desiderio di vendetta

3 (al gioco) rivincita: to give sb. his revenge, dare la rivincita a q.; He is looking for revenge, vuole rifarsi della sconfitta; to have one's revenge, prendersi la rivincita

● a revenge attack, un'aggressione a scopo di vendetta.

(to) revenge /rɪˈvɛndʒ/

v. t.

vendicare; vendicarsi di: to revenge an injustice, vendicarsi di un'ingiustizia; to revenge one's father, vendicare il proprio padre; to revenge an offence [an insult], vendicare un'offesa [vendicarsi di un'ingiuria]

● to revenge oneself, vendicarsi □ to be revenged on sb. (for st.), vendicarsi di q. (per qc.)

revenger

n.

vendicatore, vendicatrice.

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I [rɪ'vendʒ]

nome

1) (punitive act) vendetta f.

in revenge for sth. — per vendicare qcs.

to take o get one's revenge — ottenere o ricevere vendetta

2) (getting even) rivincita f.

to get one's revenge — prendersi la rivincita

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revenge is sweet — = vendicarsi dà soddisfazione

II [rɪ'vendʒ]

verbo riflessivo

to revenge oneself — vendicarsi (on di, su)