vengarse

vengarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to avenge oneself, take revenge (de, on)

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to take revenge

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VPR to take revenge, get one's revenge

vengarse de algn — to take revenge on sb

vengarse de una ofensa — to take revenge for an offence

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(v.) = wreak + vengeance upon, get + even, exact + revenge, get + one back on, revenge, take + revenge, avenge, take + vengeance, wreak + revenge

Ex. Here was an opportunity to wreak vengeance upon him for his treatment of Kate Lespran.

Ex. Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion.

Ex. Many modern horror stories involve characters who return from the dead to exact revenge, act as vigilantes, or fulfill a mission.

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.

Ex. It's the story of Heathcliff, an orphan who falls in love with a girl above his class, loses her, and devotes the rest of his life to wreaking revenge on her.

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(v.) = wreak + vengeance upon, get + even, exact + revenge, get + one back on, revenge, take + revenge, avenge, take + vengeance, wreak + revenge

Ex: Here was an opportunity to wreak vengeance upon him for his treatment of Kate Lespran.

Ex: Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion.

Ex: Many modern horror stories involve characters who return from the dead to exact revenge, act as vigilantes, or fulfill a mission.

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.

Ex: It's the story of Heathcliff, an orphan who falls in love with a girl above his class, loses her, and devotes the rest of his life to wreaking revenge on her.

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■vengarse verbo reflexivo to take o get revenge: María se vengó de él, Maria took revenge on him
'vengarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jurar
- vengar
English:
pay back
- retaliate
- revenge
- vengeance
- out

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vpr

to take revenge (de on);

me vengaré de él algún día I'll take my revenge o I'll get my own back on him some day;

se vengó en sus hijos she took her revenge on his children

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vengarse

v/r take revenge (de on;

por for)

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vr

: to get even, to revenge oneself

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vengarse vb to take revenge [pt. took; pp. taken] / to get your revenge

se vengó del que mató a su padre he took revenge on the man who killed his father