noun
Meaning 1
Revenge or retaliation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
revanche
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃ/
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US: /ɹəˈvænt͡ʃ/
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US: /ɹəˈvɑ̃ʃ/
noun
Meaning 2
The political policy of regaining lost territory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French revanche. Doublet of revenge.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: ռեւանշ (ṙewanš) — revenge or retaliation
- Danish: revanche — revenge or retaliation
- Dutch: revanche — revenge or retaliation
- French: revanche — revenge or retaliation
- German: Revanche — revenge or retaliation
- German: Rache — revenge or retaliation
- Polish: rewanż — revenge or retaliation
- Polish: zemsta — revenge or retaliation
- Polish: odwet — revenge or retaliation
- Russian: рева́нш (revánš) — revenge or retaliation
- Russian: месть (mestʹ) — revenge or retaliation