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retaliate

retaliate
[rɪˈtælɪeɪt]
verbo intransitivo
1. desquitarse, tomarse la revancha

retaliate [ri-ta-lieit]
va. Talionar, castigar con la pena del talión; pagar en la misma moneda; desquitarse, vengarse.

retaliate [rɪˈtælɪeɪt]
verb:intransitive
(respond) responder; (Mil) tomar represalias
to retaliate against sth/sb tomar represalias contra algo/algn
the EC has said it will retaliate against trade tariffs on European goods Israel has decided not to retaliate against Iraq for its missile attacks President Bush has decided to retaliate against King Hussein of Jordan for his attack on the allied war against Iraq The Bush administration said today that it will retaliate against European Community farm subsidies by imposing tariffs European officials are talking about retaliating against US tariffs on white wine to retaliate [by] doing sth
they retaliated by bombing Israeli ports tomaron represalias bombardeando los puertos israelíes; she retaliated by switching the television off su respuesta fue apagar el televisor; respondió apagando el televisor
the Israeli army retaliated by shelling parts of southern Lebanon China could retaliate by closing its market to US products There are about 7 or 8 Germans on board. At dinner one of them sent to have the saloon door shut. Some non-Germans insisted on its remaining open. The Germans at first retaliated by putting up their coat collars

Verb Conjugation for "retaliate"

Imperative
  • retaliate
  • you retaliate
  • he/she retaliates
  • we retaliate
  • you retaliate
  • they retaliate
Preterite
  • I retaliated
  • you retaliated
  • he/she retaliated
  • we retaliated
  • you retaliated
  • they retaliated
Present Continuous
  • I am retaliating
  • you are retaliating
  • he/she is retaliating
  • we are retaliating
  • you are retaliating
  • they are retaliating
Present Perfect
  • I have retaliated
  • you have retaliated
  • he/she has retaliated
  • we have retaliated
  • you have retaliated
  • they have retaliated
Past Continuous
  • I was retaliating
  • you were retaliating
  • he/she was retaliating
  • we were retaliating
  • you were retaliating
  • they were retaliating
Past Perfect
  • I had retaliated
  • you had retaliated
  • he/she had retaliated
  • we had retaliated
  • you had retaliated
  • they had retaliated
Future
  • I will retaliate
  • you will retaliate
  • he/she will retaliate
  • we will retaliate
  • you will retaliate
  • they will retaliate
Future Perfect
  • I will have retaliated
  • you will have retaliated
  • he/she will have retaliated
  • we will have retaliated
  • you will have retaliated
  • they will have retaliated
Future Continuous
  • I will be retaliating
  • you will be retaliating
  • he/she will be retaliating
  • we will be retaliating
  • you will be retaliating
  • they will be retaliating
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been retaliating
  • you have been retaliating
  • he/she has been retaliating
  • we have been retaliating
  • you have been retaliating
  • they have been retaliating
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been retaliating
  • you will have been retaliating
  • he/she will have been retaliating
  • we will have been retaliating
  • you will have been retaliating
  • they will have been retaliating
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been retaliating
  • you had been retaliating
  • he/she had been retaliating
  • we had been retaliating
  • you had been retaliating
  • they had been retaliating
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