are retaliating
retaliate
retaliate(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tomar represalias
Their military retaliated by firing missiles on civilian targets.Su ejército tomó represalias disparando misiles contra blancos civiles.
b. responder
Darryl didn't report his boss for fear that he would retaliate by firing him.Darryl no denunció a su jefe por temor a que respondiera despidiéndolo.
c. contraatacar
We won the battle, but the enemy will surely retaliate soon.Ganamos la batalla, pero seguramente el enemigo contraatacará pronto.
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