Betydning av revenge på norsk

• 0 when sb does sth bad to sb who has done sth bad to them

  • a plan to get revenge on her ex-lover en plan om å ta hevn på eks-kjæresten hennes

• 1 harm done to another person in return for harm which he has done (to oneself or to someone else)

  • The man told the manager he would get/have his revenge / take revenge on the company for dismissing him

  • His revenge was to burn down the factory.

• 2 the desire to do such harm

  • The man said he had burned down the factory out of revenge / in revenge for being dismissed.

• 3 (with on) to get (one’s) revenge

  • He revenged himself on his enemies

  • I’ll soon be revenged on you all.