Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of retaliating, especially by a nation or group to regain lost territory or standing; revenge.
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- noun
Revenge orretaliation . - noun The
political policy ofregaining lostterritory .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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These trading people not content with an army that kept French "revanche" discreetly silent and Slav "unity" a dream of the future presumed to have a sea-born commerce that grew by leaps and bounds, and they dared to build a navy to defend and even to extend it.
The Crime Against Europe A Possible Outcome of the War of 1914 Roger Casement 1890
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O juiz alega na sua sentença que escrevi o artigo movido por um “sentimento de revanche” contra os irmãos Maiorana.
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This Week in DVD, Black Dynamite, Cabin Fever 2, coco before chanel, Good Hair, halo legends, Hunger, Law-Abiding-Citizen, revanche, spring fever kingdarius black dynamite is no less than a buy because it was hilarious! and basically tha funniest movie i've seen since 40yr old virgin and saying its a rent is just plain disrespectful
This Week in DVD & Blu-ray: Law Abiding Citizen, Black Dynamite, Cabin Fever 2, and More | /Film 2010
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Not, surely, in the death of Ferdinand the Warlike; not, surely, in the old, half-forgotten revanche for Alsace-Lorraine; not even in the neutrality of Belgium.
DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004
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En revanche, la traductrice n'ignore pas qu'on appelle le quartier de New York Queens et non le Queens.
Archive 2010-06-01 Rene Meertens 2010
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En revanche, les pouvoirs publics doivent faire face à un chômage élevé et à une grande pauvreté.
Archive 2010-07-01 Rene Meertens 2010
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Le film de ceux qui se font casser les dents à Street Fighter et veulent une revanche sur la vie.
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I am amazed at the MSM behaviour particularly the ones who have no clue as to what they are doing as reporters to pass judgement on this prime minister for the work he is doing left unattended by the liberals, and not say a word about the LPOC that corrupt, stole and support terrorist groups and ignored our troops for years. revanche Says:
Conservative Voters Approve Of Harper, But Trail Liberals « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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Frankly I find that hard to believe. revanche Says:
The Restraining Order Between Faith And Science « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
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Or quand le futur est incertain et le présent angoissant, le passé prend sa revanche car il rassure.
Archive 2009-04-10 2009
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