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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesretaliatório
Pronunciation / Transliteration: retaliatório
"As medidas retaliatórias foram tomadas para desencorajar mais agressões."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by or involving retaliation; intended to counteract or respond to an offense.
"The country's retaliatory measures were aimed at discouraging further aggression." - 2
Relating to the act of returning an injury or wrong with a similar action.
"In a retaliatory strike, the military aimed to neutralize the threat posed by the enemy."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'retaliatory' is derived from the Latin root 'retaliare', meaning 'to repay' or 'to return', which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 16th century. Its meaning has shifted to encompass actions taken in response to perceived wrongs or injuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Retaliatory" is said worldwide
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réactionnaire
Transliteration: reyaksyonaire
"Les mesures réactionnaires ont été mises en place pour répondre à l'agression."
vergeltend
Transliteration: fergelten
"Die vergeltenden Maßnahmen sollten weitere Aggressionen verhindern."
ritorsivo
Transliteration: ritorsivo
"Le misure ritorsive sono state adottate per scoraggiare ulteriori aggressioni."
retaliatorio
Transliteration: retaliatorio
"Las medidas retaliatorias se implementaron para responder a la agresión."
retaliatório
Transliteration: retaliatório
"As medidas retaliatórias foram tomadas para desencorajar mais agressões."
प्रतिशोधात्मक
Transliteration: pratishodhātmak
"प्रतिशोधात्मक उपायों को आक्रामकता को रोकने के लिए लागू किया गया।"
报复性的
Transliteration: bàofù xìng de
"报复性的措施旨在阻止进一步的侵略。"
보복적인
Transliteration: bobokjeogin
"보복적인 조치는 추가 공격을 억제하기 위해 시행되었습니다."
報復的な
Transliteration: ほうふくてきな
"報復的な措置はさらなる攻撃を抑制するために実施されました。"
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