revanche

See also: Revanche and revanché

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French revanche.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈvæntʃ/, /ɹəˈvɑ̃ʃ/

Noun

revanche (countable and uncountable, plural revanches)

Revenge or retaliation.
The political policy of regaining lost territory.

Related terms

revanchist

Translations

revenge or retaliation

French: revanche (fr) f
German: Revanche (de) f, Rache (de) f

Polish: rewanż m, zemsta (pl) f
Russian: рева́нш (ru) m (revánš), месть (ru) f (mestʹ)

French

Etymology

Deverbal of revancher.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁə.vɑ̃ʃ/
Audio (file)

Noun

revanche f (plural revanches)

revenge; vengeance
(sports, games etc.) rematch

Derived terms

Further reading

“revanche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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