B2noun · uncountable · common

revenge

re·venge

помста

месть, реванш, воздаяние, отмщение

Rache

Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group…Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.

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/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/

» We all wanted revenge.

Ми всі хотіли помсти. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable, usually)Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
Indifference is the sweetest revenge.
When I left my wife, she tried to set fire to the house in revenge.
Rache
местьmestʹ, рева́ншrevánš, мще́ниеmščénije
по́мстаpómsta
(uncountable, usually)A win by a previous loser.

More definitions

action taken in return for an injury or offense

Examples

273 sentences

We all wanted revenge.
Ми всі хотіли помсти. — deniko
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Tom wanted revenge.
Том хотів помститися. — deniko
ruТом жаждал мести. — odexed
deTom wollte Rache. — Hans_Adler
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I want revenge.
Я хочу помсти. — deniko
ruЯ хочу мести. — odexed
deIch will Rache! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom wants revenge.
Том хоче помсти. — deniko
ruТом хочет отомстить. — marafon
deTom will Rache. — Jens_Odo
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We want revenge.
Ми хочемо помсти. — deniko
ruМы хотим мести. — Wezel
deWir wollen Rache. — Waldelfe
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Translations

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Origin

From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibl

From Middle French revenge, a derivation from revenger, from Old French revengier (possibly influenced by Old Occitan revènge (“revenge, comeback”), from Old Occitan revenir (“to come back”)), a variant of Middle French revancher (whence deverbal French revanche), from Old French revenchier. The variants Old French vengier (whence French venger) and Old French venchier are both descended from Latin vindicō, with stress-conditioned different parallel development in the inflectional forms. Doublet of revanche. Compare avenge and vengeance.

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