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vengeance

/ˈvɛnˌdʒəns/

Meanings
noun

Venganza, revancha

Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.

Examples :

"After being unfairly passed over for the promotion, he sought vengeance against his colleague. "
Después de ser injustamente pasado por alto para el ascenso, buscó venganza contra su colega.
action attitude character emotion human inhuman law moral negative philosophy society

Related Words

Illustration injury

injury noun

/ˈɪn.dʒə.ɹi/

Lesión, daño

"The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident."

El pasajero sufrió una lesión grave en el accidente automovilístico.

Illustration cheating

cheating verb

/ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/

Hacer trampa, engañar

"My brother flunked biology because he cheated on his mid-term."

Mi hermano suspendió biología porque hizo trampa en su examen parcial.

Illustration colleague

colleague noun

/ˈkɒliːɡ/ /ˈkɑliɡ/

Colega, compañero

"My colleague from the accounting department helped me understand the new software. "

Mi colega del departamento de contabilidad me ayudó a entender el nuevo software.

Illustration revenge

revenge noun

/ɹɪˈvɛndʒ/

Venganza, revancha

"Indifference is the sweetest revenge."

La indiferencia es la venganza más dulce.

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

contra

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

Es un trabajo duro nadar contra la corriente.

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

Estudiante

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration promotion

promotion noun

/pɹəˈməʊʃən/ /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/

Promoción, ascenso

"After many years of hard work, Maria received a promotion to senior manager. "

Después de muchos años de arduo trabajo, María recibió una promoción a gerente senior.

Illustration accused

accused verb

/ə.ˈkjuzd/

acusar, culpar

"The teacher accused the student of cheating on the test. "

El profesor acusó al estudiante de hacer trampa en el examen.

Illustration wrongly

wrongly adverb

/ˈɹɒŋli/ /ˈɹɔŋli/

Injustamente, erróneamente

"The teacher wrongly accused Sarah of cheating on the test. "

El profesor acusó injustamente a Sarah de hacer trampa en el examen.

Illustration insult

insult noun

/ɪnˈsʌlt/

Insulto, ofensa

"Calling someone "stupid" is a direct insult. "

Llamar a alguien "estúpido" es un insulto directo.

Illustration burning

burning verb

/bɜːnɪŋ/ /bɝnɪŋ/

Quemar

"He burned his manuscript in the fireplace."

Quemó su manuscrito en la chimenea.

Illustration unfairly

unfairly adverb

/ʌnˈferli/ /ˌʌnˈferli/

injustamente

"The carnival games were unfairly difficult, and hardly anybody won a prize."

Los juegos de la feria eran injustamente difíciles y casi nadie ganó un premio.