revenge

vengeance

Le fait de nuire à quelqu’un parce qu’on pense que cette personne nous a fait du mal.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : revenge on someone for something (She wanted revenge on him for the betrayal.)

Synonymes : retaliation

Expressions courantes : take revenge, seek revenge, revenge on someone, revenge for something

se venger

Faire du mal à quelqu’un en retour de ce qu’il nous a fait.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : revenge oneself on someone (He planned to revenge himself on his enemy.)

Synonymes : avenge oneself

Expressions courantes : revenge yourself on someone, revenge oneself

venger

Punir quelqu’un pour le mal fait à une personne, ou le battre après une défaite précédente.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : avenge

Expressions courantes : revenge a death, revenge a defeat