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1 revenge
rə'ven‹ 1. noun1) (harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else): The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him; His revenge was to burn down the factory.) hevn2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) hevnlyst2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) hevne (seg)Isubst. \/rɪˈven(d)ʒ\/1) hevn, hevnakt2) hevnlyst, hevngjerrighet3) ( også sport eller kortspill) revansjcry (out) for revenge tørste etter hevngive someone (their) revenge ( sport) la noen få revansjtake\/have one's revenge ta\/få hevntake revenge on someone hevne seg på noen, ta hevnIIverb \/rɪˈven(d)ʒ\/hevne, hevne seg, ta hevnrevenge oneself for something hevne noerevenge on someone for something hevne seg på noen for noe, ta revansj over noen for noerevenge oneself (up)on someone eller be revenged (up)on someone ta hevn over noen, hevne seg på noen -
2 avenge
ə'ven‹(to take revenge for a wrong on behalf of someone else: He avenged his brother / his brother's death.) hevne- avengerverb \/əˈven(d)ʒ\/hevne, ta hevn foravenge a death hevne et dødsfallavenge oneself on ta hevn påavenge somebody hevne noen, ta hevn på vegne av en annen -
3 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) høytidelig løfte2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) avlegge et løfte, sverge2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) svergeloveIsubst. \/vaʊ\/1) (høytidelig) løfte2) (inderlig) ønske, bønnbe under a vow være bundet av et løfte, ha avlagt et løftemake a vow avlegge et løfte, love høytideligtake a vow avlegge et løftetake (the) vows avlegge klosterløfte, gå i kloster, la seg innvievow of chastity kyskhetsløftevow of silence taushetsløfteIIverb \/vaʊ\/1) (høytidelig) love, avlegge løfte om, sverge (på), love høyt og hellig2) vie3) ( gammeldags) bedyre, forsikre -
4 threaten
verb (to make or be a threat (to): She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.) true (med)ИСТИНАverb \/ˈθretn\/1) true, true med2) se truende ut3) varslebe threatened by\/with trues av, være truet avthreaten someone's life true noen på livetthreaten someone to do something true noen til å gjøre noethreaten someone with something true noen med noethreaten suicide true med å ta livet av seg, true med å begå selvmordthreaten to true med å -
5 vengeance
'ven‹əns(harm done in return for injury received; revenge.) hevnsubst. \/ˈven(d)ʒ(ə)ns\/hevntake vengeance on ta hevn over, hevne seg påwith a vengeance så det forslår, meget ettertrykkelig
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revenge — revengeless, adj. revenger, n. revengingly, adv. /ri venj /, v., revenged, revenging, n. v.t. 1. to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, esp. in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother. 2. to take… … Universalium