revanche

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See also: Revanche and revanché

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French revanche.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹəˈvɑnt͡ʃ/, /ɹəˈvænt͡ʃ/, /ɹəˈvɑ̃ʃ/

Noun

revanche (countable and uncountable, plural revanches)

  1. Revenge or retaliation.
  2. The political policy of regaining lost territory.

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Translations

Danish

Etymology

French revanche

Noun

revanche

  1. (games, military policy) a rematch
    bede om revanche
    ask for a rematch
    få, tage revanche

Usage notes

Usually without an article. Inflected forms are uncommon to rare.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French revanche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reːˈvɑnʃ/, /rəˈvɑnʃ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧van‧che

Noun

revanche f (plural revanches)

  1. Revenge, retaliation.
  2. A rematch in sports or games.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: revanschie

French

Etymology

Deverbal from revancher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ/
  • Audio ("une revanche")(file)

Noun

revanche f (plural revanches)

  1. revenge; vengeance
  2. (sports, games etc.) rematch

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From French revanche.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧van‧che

Noun

revanche f (plural revanches)

  1. revenge; vengeance
  2. (sports, games etc.) rematch

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