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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreprisal
/rɪˈpraɪ.zəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An act of retaliation or an act of harming someone in response to a harm they have inflicted.
"The strike was carried out without fear of reprisal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French reprisaille, from Old French repris 'taken', past participle of reprendre (based on Latin prendere for apprehendere 'to grasp').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "reprisal" is said worldwide
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représailles
Transliteration: représailles
"Ils ont agi par peur des représailles."
Repressalie
Transliteration: Repressalie
"Die Maßnahmen wurden ohne Angst vor Repressalien ergriffen."
rappresaglia
Transliteration: rappresaglia
"Temevano una rappresaglia da parte dei rivali."
represalia
Transliteration: represalia
"Los testigos temían sufrir represalias."
represália
Transliteration: represália
"Eles tomaram a decisão sem medo de represálias."
प्रतिशोध
Transliteration: pratishodh
"उन्होंने बिना किसी प्रतिशोध के डर के काम किया।"
报复
Transliteration: bàofù
"他们采取行动时毫无报复之虞。"
보복
Transliteration: bobok
"그들은 보복을 두려워하지 않고 행동했다."
報復
Transliteration: hōfuku
"彼らは報復を恐れずにその行動を起こした。"
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