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1 vengeance
['vendʒəns]nome vendetta f.to take vengeance (up)on sb. — vendicarsi di qcn.
"I'll do it", he said with a vengeance — "faccio io", disse in modo categorico
* * *['ven‹əns](harm done in return for injury received; revenge.) vendetta* * *vengeance /ˈvɛndʒəns/n. [u]vendetta: to take vengeance on (o upon) sb. for st., vendicarsi di qc. su q.; to seek vengeance, voler vendicarsi; to wreak vengeance upon sb., compiere la propria vendetta su q.; a terrible act of vengeance, una vendetta terribile● (fam.) with a vengeance, con maggiore intensità; ancora più forte: The storm came back with a vengeance, la tempesta è ripresa ancora più forte.* * *['vendʒəns]nome vendetta f.to take vengeance (up)on sb. — vendicarsi di qcn.
"I'll do it", he said with a vengeance — "faccio io", disse in modo categorico
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2 wreak vt
[riːk](destruction, havoc) portare, causare -
3 (to) wreak
(to) wreak /ri:k/v. t.1 dare libero corso a; sfogare: The drunkard wreaked his anger on his children, l'ubriacone ha sfogato l'ira sui figli● to wreak havoc all over the country, causare distruzioni in tutto il paese. -
4 (to) wreak
(to) wreak /ri:k/v. t.1 dare libero corso a; sfogare: The drunkard wreaked his anger on his children, l'ubriacone ha sfogato l'ira sui figli● to wreak havoc all over the country, causare distruzioni in tutto il paese.
См. также в других словарях:
wreak vengeance — wreak revenge/vengeance mainly literary phrase to punish someone for something bad that they have done to you He was determined to wreak revenge on her. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: wreak … Useful english dictionary
Wreak — Wreak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wreaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wreaking}.] [OE. wrek?? to revenge, punish, drive out, AS. wrecan; akin to OFries. wreka, OS. wrekan to punish, D. wreken to avenge, G. r[ a]chen, OHG. rehhan, Icel. reka to drive, to take… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
VENGEANCE — (Heb. nekamah, nekimah), inflicting punishment on another in return for an offense or injury, or the withholding of benefits and kindness from another for the same reason. The Bible distinguishes between vengeance that is proper and vengeance… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
wreak — [ri:k] v past tense and past participle wreaked or wrought [ro:t US ro:t] [: Old English; Origin: wrecan to drive out, punish ] 1.) wreak havoc/mayhem/destruction (on sth) to cause a lot of damage or problems ▪ These policies have wreaked havoc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vengeance — n. 1) to exact, take, wreak vengeance on, upon 2) to vow vengeance 3) to seek vengeance for 4) vengeance for (to take vengeance on smb. for smt.) 5) (misc.) with a vengeance ( to an extreme degree ) (it started snowing with a vengeance) * * * [… … Combinatory dictionary
vengeance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ terrible VERB + VENGEANCE ▪ exact, take, wreak ▪ She is determined to wreak vengeance on those who killed her cousin. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
wreak — [[t]ri͟ːk[/t]] wreaks, wreaking, wreaked (wrought can also be used as the past participle.) 1) VERB Something or someone that wreaks havoc or destruction causes a great amount of disorder or damage. [JOURNALISM or, LITERARY] [V n] Violent storms… … English dictionary
wreak´er — wreak «reek», transitive verb. 1. to give expression to; work off (feelings, desires, or the like): »The cruel boy wreaked his bad temper on his dog. 2. to inflict (vengeance or punishment): »Till vengeance had been wreaked for the wrongs… … Useful english dictionary
wreak — [ rik ] verb wreak havoc/destruction MAINLY JOURNALISM to cause very great harm or damage: These policies would wreak havoc on the economy. wreak revenge/vengeance MAINLY LITERARY to punish someone for something bad they have done to you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Wreak — Wreak, n. [Cf. AS. wr[ae]c exile, persecution, misery. See {Wreak}, v. t.] Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment. [Obs.] Shak. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wreak revenge — wreak revenge/vengeance mainly literary phrase to punish someone for something bad that they have done to you He was determined to wreak revenge on her. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: wreak … Useful english dictionary
