desquitarse

pron.v.

to get one's own back.

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desquitarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (compensar de un mal) to make good

■ se desquitó de la pérdida comprando otro he made good the loss by buying another one

2 (vengarse) to take one's revenge (de, on), get even (de, with)

■ el equipo se desquitó venciendo a los campeones the team got their own back by beating the champions

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verb

to retaliate

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VPR

1) (=obtener satisfacción) to obtain satisfaction

desquitarse de una pérdida — to make up for a loss, compensate o.s. for a loss

2) (=vengarse) to get even (con with)

get one's own back (con on)

desquitarse de una mala pasada — to get one's own back for a dirty trick

3) (Com, Econ) to recover a debt, get one's money back

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verbo pronominal to get even

desquitarse de alguien: lo hizo para desquitarse de él she did it to get even with him; desquitarse con alguien — to take it out on somebody

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(v.) = get + one back on, revenge, take + revenge, avenge, take + vengeance

Ex. This is mentioned only by clever dicks who want to get one back on pianists.

Ex. Focusing on individual revenge, the writer examines what types of things can be revenged.

Ex. The very same people who had caused him all this anguish, were suddenly delivered right into his hands, finally giving him an opportunity to take revenge.

Ex. Moroccan families desiring to avenge their daughters have put a price on the journalist's head.

Ex. This man was called 'the avenger of blood,' because he took vengeance for the blood of his relative, whether the one whom he slew deserved to die or not.

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verbo pronominal to get even

desquitarse de alguien: lo hizo para desquitarse de él she did it to get even with him; desquitarse con alguien — to take it out on somebody

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(v.) = get + one back on, revenge, take + revenge, avenge, take + vengeance

Ex: This is mentioned only by clever dicks who want to get one back on pianists.

Ex: Focusing on individual revenge, the writer examines what types of things can be revenged.

Ex: The very same people who had caused him all this anguish, were suddenly delivered right into his hands, finally giving him an opportunity to take revenge.

Ex: Moroccan families desiring to avenge their daughters have put a price on the journalist's head.

Ex: This man was called 'the avenger of blood,' because he took vengeance for the blood of his relative, whether the one whom he slew deserved to die or not.

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desquitarse [A1 ]

v pron

to get even, get one's own back (BrE)

esta vez me has ganado, pero ya me desquitaré you've beaten me this time, but I'll get even with you o I'll get my own back

desquitarse CON algn to take sth out ON sb

tiene problemas en casa y se desquita con los empleados he has problems at home and he takes it out on his staff

desquitarse DE algo:

lo hizo para desquitarse de lo que la había hecho sufrir she did it to get even with him o to get her own back (on him) for the way he'd made her suffer

los domingos no hace absolutamente nada para desquitarse del trabajo de la semana on Sundays she makes up for all the hard work she does during the week by doing nothing at all

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desquitarse (conjugate desquitarse) verbo pronominal
to get even;

◊ lo hizo para desquitarse de él she did it to get even with him;

desquitarse con algn/algo to take it out on sb/sth
desquitarse verbo reflexivo to get even: quiero desquitarme de la derrota, I want to get even for the defeat

'desquitarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resarcir
English:
even
- own
- revenge
- take

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vpr

[vengarse] to get one's own back (de algo/alguien for sth/on sb);

dijo que volvería para desquitarse he said he would come back to get even;

con este triunfo el equipo se desquita de las últimas derrotas with this win the team has made up for its recent defeats

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desquitarse

v/r get one’s own back (de for)

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desquitarse vr

1) : to get even, to retaliate

2)

desquitarse con : to take it out on