revenge

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈvɛndʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈvɛndʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ri venj′)

Inflections of 'revenge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
revenges
v 3rd person singular
revenging
v pres p
revenged
v past
revenged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
revenge n(retaliation)venganza nf
 When Tom got John into trouble at work, John's revenge was to sabotage Tom's computers so that he lost all his files.
 Cuando Tom metió en problemas a John en el trabajo, la venganza de John fue sabotear la computadora de Tom para que perdiera todos sus archivos.
revenge n(act of retaliating)venganza nf
 Revenge can sometimes backfire.
 La venganza a veces puede salir mal.
revenge n(win after defeat to same team, opponent)revancha nf
revenge [sth]⇒ vtr(avenge: [sth] done)vengar⇒ vtr
 The story is about a girl who disguises herself as a warrior to revenge the murder of her family.
 La historia es sobre una chica que se disfraza de guerrero para vengar la muerte de su familia.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Delhi belly,
Montezuma's revenge n		slang (traveler's diarrhea)diarrea del viajero nf + loc adj
in revenge adv(in retaliation)como venganza loc verb
  para vengarse loc adv
  para desquitarse loc adv
 When he left his wife for a younger woman, she crashed his car in revenge.
 Cuando él abandonó a su esposa por una mujer más joven, ella chocó su auto como venganza.
in revenge for [sth] adv(in retaliation for)para vengarse por loc adv
  en venganza por loc adv
seek revenge vtr + n(wish to take vengeance on [sb])buscar vengarse de loc verb
  intentar vengarse de loc verb
  tratar de vengarse de loc verb
take revenge v expr(retaliate, get one's own back)vengarse⇒ v prnl
  desquitarse⇒ v prnl
 He took revenge by glueing her text book shut.
 Se vengó pegándole el libro de texto para que no se pudiese abrir.
wreak revenge,
wreak your revenge v expr		(take vengeance)vengarse⇒ v prnl
  desquitarse⇒ v prnl
wreak revenge on [sb],
wreak your revenge on [sb] v expr		(take vengeance on)vengarse de alguien v prnl + prep
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'revenge' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
an eye for an eye - avenge - avenger - avenging - be out to get - die laughing - fix - fix sb's wagon - fix your wagon - get - get back at - get even - get your own back - have a score to settle - in retaliation - pay back - payback - requite - retaliatory - retributive justice - revengeful - revengefulness - satisfaction - score-settling - settle accounts - settle old scores - settle the score - settle with - tit for tat - turn the tables - vendetta - vengeance - vindictive - vindictively - vindictiveness
Spanish:
revancha - desquite - venganza - vengar - sentenciar - jurar venganza - vengarse de - devolver la pelota - hacerle la cruz a alguien - cargar bronca

Collocations: [cravings, feelings, desires] of revenge, [cold-blooded, mindless, thoughtless, violent] revenge, revenge for the [murder, crime, theft, destruction], more...

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