retaliate

retaliate
intransitive verb
Vergeltung üben (against an + Dat.); [Truppen:] zurückschlagen; kontern (against Akk.) [Maßnahme, Kritik]
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[rə'tælieit]
verb
(to do something unpleasant to a person in return for something unpleasant he has done to one: If you insult him, he will retaliate.) Vergeltung üben
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re·tali·ate
[rɪˈtælieɪt]
vi Vergeltung üben, sich akk rächen; for insults sich akk revanchieren (to für +akk)
the terrorists \retaliated against the government with a bomb attack die Terroristen schlugen mit einem Bombenanschlag gegen die Regierung zurück
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[rI'tlIeɪt]
vi
Vergeltung üben; (for bad treatment, insults etc) sich revanchieren (against sb an jdm); (in battle) zurückschlagen; (SPORT, IN FIGHT, WITH MEASURES, IN ARGUMENT) kontern

he retaliated by pointing out that ... — er konterte, indem er darauf hinwies, dass ...

he retaliated by kicking him on the shins — er hat sich mit einem Tritt gegen das Schienbein revanchiert

then she retaliated by calling him a pig —

how will the unions retaliate? — wie werden die Gewerkschaften kontern?

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retaliate [rıˈtælıeıt]
A v/i
1. a) Vergeltung üben, sich rächen ([ up]on oder against sb an jemandem; for sth für etwas)
b) zurückschlagen, -treten, SPORT ein Revanchefoul begehen, (Fußball engS.) nachschlagen, -treten
2. SPORT, auch in einer Diskussion etc: kontern (with mit)
B v/t ([up]on oder against sb) sich für etwas rächen (an jemandem), (jemandem etwas) vergelten oder heimzahlen
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intransitive verb
Vergeltung üben (against an + Dat.); [Truppen:] zurückschlagen; kontern (against Akk.) [Maßnahme, Kritik]
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v.
vergelten v.

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