Palavra do dia

retaliate      /rɪˈtæliˌeɪt/   verb [no object]

(retalhar)

 

inflected forms: retaliates; retaliated; retaliating

 

 

: to do something bad to someone who has hurt you or treated you badly : to get revenge against someone • After the company announced plans to reduce benefits, the union threatened toretaliate by calling for a strike.

 

— retaliation /rɪˌtæliˈeɪʃən/ noun, plural retaliations [noncount] • They lived under the threat of retaliation. • The union has threatened a strike in retaliation for the company's plans to reduce benefits.[count] • a quick retaliation

 

— retaliatory /rɪˈtælijəˌtori/ adjective • retaliatory attacks