retaliate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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retaliate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for retaliate in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for retaliate in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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user de rétorsion
to retaliate

retaliate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to retaliate against sb with sth
user de représailles contre qn avec qc
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He retaliated by throwing the same tray at her as she was walking away, hitting her in the back of the head.
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The pirate retaliated by infecting each of their firstborn sons with a deadly virus.
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The fishermen, seizing the opportunity to retaliate, returned and attacked.
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For example, nuclear deterrence depends on the threat to retaliate catastrophically if a nuclear attack is detected.
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They argue that the operation is too expensive and dangerous; she retaliates by saying they have been a successful spy team, albeit unorthodox.
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They appeared to take no offense at the episode, and did not retaliate.
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There, he promised to retaliate with the entire machinery of war.
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She once retaliated by throwing a full bottle of scotch at his head.
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They are, however, forbidden to mix with humans and will retaliate against any member of their species who does so.
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Rich retorts that if necessary he will retaliate from beyond the grave.
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