retaliation

représailles, vengeance

Action visant à faire du mal à quelqu’un parce qu’il vous en a fait.

En anglais simple : An action intended to hurt someone because they have hurt you.

• He threatened retaliation.
• The attack was retaliation for an earlier bombing.
• She reported the abuse despite fears of retaliation.

Comment l'utiliser : retaliation for something (They burned his car in retaliation for the attack.); retaliation against someone (Workers feared retaliation against anyone who complained.)

Synonymes : revenge, reprisal

Expressions courantes : in retaliation, retaliation against someone, fear of retaliation, violent retaliation