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1 rappresaglia
rappresaglia s.f. retaliation; reprisal (spec. mil.): atto di rappresaglia, act of retaliation; rappresaglia militare, military reprisal (o retaliation); per rappresaglia, in (o by way of) reprisal: incendiare un villaggio per rappresaglia, to burn a village in reprisal; fare rappresaglie contro qlcu., to retaliate against s.o.* * *[rappre'saʎʎa]sostantivo femminile reprisal* * *rappresaglia/rappre'saλλa/sostantivo f.reprisal; compiere -e to take reprisals; per rappresaglia in retaliation. -
2 rappresaglia sf
[rappre'saʎʎa]reprisal, retaliationper rappresaglia — in reprisal o retaliation
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3 rappresaglia
sf [rappre'saʎʎa]reprisal, retaliationper rappresaglia — in reprisal o retaliation
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4 ritorsione
ritorsione s.f.1 (di accusa ecc.) retortion; retort2 (comm.) retaliation, reprisal: fare ritorsioni, to take reprisals; ritorsione doganale, countervailing duty.* * *[ritor'sjone]sostantivo femminile (rappresaglia) retaliation* * *ritorsione/ritor'sjone/sostantivo f.(rappresaglia) retaliation.
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reprisal — re·pri·sal /ri prī zəl/ n [Anglo French reprisaile reprisaille, from Middle French, from Old Italian ripresaglia, from ripreso, past participle of riprendere to take back, from ri back + prendere to take, from Latin prehendere] 1 a: the act or… … Law dictionary
Reprisal — Re*pris al (r? priz al), n. [F. repr?saille, It. ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L. reprehendere, reprehensum. See {Reprehend}, {Reprise}.] 1. The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reprisal — early 15c., seizing property or citizens of another nation in retaliation for loss inflicted on one s own, from Anglo Fr. reprisaille (mid 14c.), from O.Fr. reprisaille, from early It. ripresaglia, from ripreso, pp. of riprendere take back, from… … Etymology dictionary
reprisal — *retaliation, retribution, revenge, vengeance … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reprisal — [n] revenge avengement, avenging, counterblow, counterstroke, eye for an eye*, paying back, requital, retaliation, retribution, vengeance; concept 384 Ant. kindness, sympathy … New thesaurus
reprisal — ► NOUN 1) an act of retaliation. 2) historical the forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation. ORIGIN Old French reprisaille, from Latin reprehendere seize, check, rebuke … English terms dictionary
reprisal — [ri prī′zəl] n. [ME reprisail < MFr reprisaille < It rappresaglia < riprendere, to take back < L reprehendere: see REPREHEND] 1. Historical the forcible seizure of property or subjects in retaliation for an injury inflicted by another … English World dictionary
reprisal — n. 1) to carry out reprisals 2) a harsh reprisal 3) a reprisal against, on 4) in reprisal for 5) (misc.) by way of reprisal * * * [rɪ praɪz(ə)l] on (misc.) by way of reprisal a harsh reprisal a reprisal against in reprisal for … Combinatory dictionary
reprisal — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bloody, brutal, savage, violent ▪ military ▪ The government responded with harsh military reprisals. ▪ economic … Collocations dictionary
Reprisal — Not to be confused with a reprise. In warfare, a reprisal is a limited and deliberate violation of the laws of war to punish an enemy for breaking the laws of war. A legally executed reprisal is not an .To be legally justified, a reprisal can… … Wikipedia
reprisal — UK [rɪˈpraɪz(ə)l] / US noun [countable/uncountable, often plural] Word forms reprisal : singular reprisal plural reprisals something unpleasant that is done to punish an enemy or opponent because of something bad that they have done to you… … English dictionary