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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.) maščevanje2) (the desire to do such harm: The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.) maščevanje2. verb((with on) to get (one's) revenge: He revenged himself on his enemies; I'll soon be revenged on you all.) maščevati se* * *I [rivéndž]nounmaščevanje; revanša; maščevalnostto give s.o. his revenge — dati komu priliko za revanšoto take revenge for s.th. of s.o. — maščevati se komu za kajII [rivéndž]transitive verbmaščevati; intransitive verb maščevati seto revenge s.o. — maščevati kogato revenge for (of) s.th. — maščevati se za kajto revenge on (upon) s.o. — maščevati se nad komto revenge oneself upon (on) s.o. for s.th. — maščevati se komu za kajto be revenged — biti maščevan, maščevati se -
2 avenge
[ə'ven‹](to take revenge for a wrong on behalf of someone else: He avenged his brother / his brother's death.) maščevati- avenger* * *[əvéndž]transitive verbmaščevati (se), kaznovatito be avenged on s.o. for s.th. — maščevati se komu za kajto avenge o.s. — maščevati se -
3 vengeance
['ven‹əns](harm done in return for injury received; revenge.) maščevanje* * *[véndžəns]nounmaščevanje, povračilo; kazenwith a vengeance — z vso silo, besno; v polnem pomenu besede; in še kakoto lay o.s. open to s.o.'s vengeance — izpostaviti se maščevanju kake osebeto seek vengeance upon s.o. — skušati si najti maščevanje (se maščevati) nad kom -
4 vow
1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) svečana obljuba2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) zaobljubiti (se)2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) zaobljubiti se* * *I [váu]nounsvečana obljuba, prisega; religion zaobljubavow of secrecy — obljuba tajnosti, molčečnostito take the vows religion zaobljubiti se (za redovnika, -ico), iti v samostanI have taken a solemn vow not to smoke any more — svečano sem obljubil, da ne bom več kadilII [váu]transitive verbzaobljubiti (se), slovesno (s prisego) obljubiti; priseči; obvezati se s slovesno obljubo; slovesno zatrjevati, zagotavljati, prepričevati ( that da); obsolete prizna(va)tihe vowed to avenge the insult — prisegel (si) je, da se bo maščeval za žalitevI vow, you are vastly amusing — zares, vi ste nad vse zabavni
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