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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 vow
I 1. [vaʊ]2.to be under a vow of silence — (secrecy) avere giurato di mantenere il segreto
1) relig. voti m.2)II [vaʊ]verbo transitivo giurare [revenge, love]to vow to do — giurare o promettere solennemente di fare; (privately) ripromettersi di fare
* * *1. noun(a solemn promise, especially one made to God: The monks have made/taken a vow of silence; marriage vows.) voto2. verb1) (to make a solemn promise (that): He vowed that he would die rather than surrender.) giurare, fare voto2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) giurare* * *[vaʊ]1. nto take or make a vow to do sth — fare voto di fare qc
2. vt(obedience, allegiance) giurareto vow to do sth/that — giurare di fare qc/che
* * *vow /vaʊ/n.voto; promessa solenne: vow of chastity, voto di castità; marriage vows, promesse matrimoniali; to take a vow, fare un voto; to break a vow, infrangere un voto; to fulfil [to perform] a vow, adempiere [sciogliere] un voto; He made a vow that he would never be vulnerable again, ha giurato di non essere mai più vulnerabile● (relig.) to take the vows, pronunciare i voti; to be under a vow of silence, aver fatto voto di silenzio.(to) vow /vaʊ/v. t.1 far voto di; giurare: to vow vengeance against sb., giurare di vendicarsi di q.; I have vowed that I won't lend him any more money, ho giurato di non prestargli mai più dei soldi● to vow and declare, dichiarare solennemente; giurare.* * *I 1. [vaʊ]2.to be under a vow of silence — (secrecy) avere giurato di mantenere il segreto
1) relig. voti m.2)II [vaʊ]verbo transitivo giurare [revenge, love]to vow to do — giurare o promettere solennemente di fare; (privately) ripromettersi di fare
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