retaliate
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re·tal·i·ate
(rĭ-tăl′ē-āt′)v. re·tal·i·at·ed, re·tal·i·at·ing, re·tal·i·ates
v.intr.
To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.
v.tr.
To pay back (an injury) in kind.
[Late Latin retāliāre, retāliāt- : Latin re-, re- + Latin tāliō, punishment in kind; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
re·tal′i·a′tion n.
re·tal′i·a′tive, re·tal′i·a·to′ry (-ə-tôr′ē) adj.
re·tal′i·a′tor n.
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retaliate
(rɪˈtælɪˌeɪt)vb
1. (intr) to take retributory action, esp by returning some injury or wrong in kind
2. (intr) to cast (an accusation) back upon a person
3. (tr) rare to avenge (an injury, wrong, etc)
[C17: from Late Latin retāliāre, from Latin re- + tālis of such kind]
reˌtaliˈation n
reˈtaliative, reˈtaliatory adj
reˈtaliˌator n
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re•tal•i•ate
(rɪˈtæl iˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.i.
1. to return like for like, esp. evil for evil: to retaliate for an injury.
v.t. 2. to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.
[1605–15; < Latin retāliātus, past participle of retāliāre=re- re- + -tāliāre, v. derivative of tāliō compensation in kind; see -ate1]
re•tal`i•a′tion, n.
re•tal′i•a`tive, re•tal′i•a•to`ry (-əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
re•tal′i•a`tor, n.
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retaliate
Past participle: retaliated
Gerund: retaliating
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| Verb | 1. | retaliate - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" |
| 2. |  retaliate - make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" |
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retaliate
verb pay someone back, hit back, strike back, reciprocate, take revenge, get back at someone, get even with (informal), even the score, get your own back (informal), wreak vengeance, exact retribution, give as good as you get (informal), take an eye for an eye, make reprisal, give (someone) a taste of his or her own medicine, give tit for tat, return like for like I was sorely tempted to retaliate.
accept, submit, turn the other cheek
accept, submit, turn the other cheek
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retaliate
verbTo return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one:
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Translations
يَرُد بالمِثِل، يَنْتَقِم
oplatit
gøre gengæld
megtorol
svara í sömu mynt
atsikeršijimas
atdarītatriebt-ies
misilleme yapmak
retaliate
[rɪˈtælɪeɪt] VI (= respond) → responder (Mil) → tomar represaliasto retaliate against sth/sb → tomar represalias contra algo/algn
they retaliated by bombing Israeli ports → tomaron represalias bombardeando los puertos israelíes
she retaliated by switching the television off → su respuesta fue apagar el televisor, respondió apagando el televisor
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
retaliate
[rɪˈtælieɪt] vi → riposterto retaliate against sth → riposter à qch
They retaliated against the enemy attack → Ils ont riposté à l'attaque de l'ennemi.
to retaliate against sb → user de représailles contre qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
retaliate
vi → Vergeltung üben; (for bad treatment, insults etc) → sich revanchieren (against sb an jdm); (in battle) → zurückschlagen; (Sport, in fight, with measures, in argument) → kontern; he retaliated by pointing out that … → er konterte, indem er darauf hinwies, dass …; he retaliated by kicking him on the shins → er hat sich mit einem Tritt gegen das Schienbein revanchiert; then she retaliated by calling him a pig → sie revanchierte sich damit or zahlte es ihm damit heim, dass sie ihn ein Schwein nannte; how will the unions retaliate? → wie werden die Gewerkschaften kontern?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
retaliate
(rəˈtӕlieit) verb to do something unpleasant to a person in return for something unpleasant he has done to one. If you insult him, he will retaliate.
reˌtaliˈation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.