retaliate

misilleme yapmak, karşılık vermek

Kendisine zarar veren veya saldıran birine aynı şekilde karşılık vermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To hurt or attack someone because they have hurt or attacked you.

• He hit me, but I did not retaliate.
• The country retaliated with new trade restrictions.
• She threatened to retaliate against anyone who betrayed her.

Nasıl kullanılır: retaliate against someone (They retaliated against the group that attacked them.); retaliate for something (He retaliated for the insult by spreading a rumor.); retaliate with something (The government retaliated with higher taxes on imports.)

Eş anlamlılar: strike back, hit back, take revenge

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: retaliate against someone, retaliate for something, retaliate with something, retaliate by doing something