revenge

venganza

Daño que causas a alguien porque crees que esa persona te hizo daño o te disgustó.

En inglés sencillo: Harming or upsetting someone because you believe they harmed or upset you.

• He wanted revenge.
• She took revenge by hiding his keys.
• Their plan for revenge only caused more trouble.

Cómo se usa: revenge on someone for something (She wanted revenge on him for the betrayal.)

Sinónimos: retaliation

Expresiones frecuentes: take revenge, seek revenge, revenge on someone, revenge for something

vengarse

Hacer daño a alguien como respuesta al daño que te hizo.

En inglés sencillo: To hurt someone in return for something they did to you.

• She swore to revenge herself.
• He revenged himself on the cruel king.
• They hoped to revenge themselves on those who had betrayed them.

Cómo se usa: revenge oneself on someone (He planned to revenge himself on his enemy.)

Sinónimos: avenge oneself

Expresiones frecuentes: revenge yourself on someone, revenge oneself

vengar

Castigar a quien hizo daño a una persona, o vencer a alguien después de haber perdido contra él.

En inglés sencillo: To punish someone for harming a person, or to defeat them after an earlier loss.

• They vowed to revenge his death.
• The team revenged its earlier defeat.
• She fought to revenge the wrong done to her family.

Sinónimos: avenge

Expresiones frecuentes: revenge a death, revenge a defeat