Polyglot Dictionary

Vergeltung

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛltʊŋ/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. retaliation

    • Er schwor Vergeltung.

      He swore revenge.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Rache

Close synonyms for getting back at someone; Rache is the everyday word for revenge, Vergeltung is more formal, "retaliation."

Similar in other languages

English

revenge

Close — retaliation relates to revenge.

Practice

1 What does Vergeltung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er schwor ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vergeltung?

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