كيف تنطق "retaliate against"

expression

ri-TAL-ee-ayt uh-GAYNST

ri-TAL-ee-ayt ug-ENST

التعريف

To do something harmful to someone in return for something bad they did to you; to get revenge or respond to an attack.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ɹiˈtæɫiˌeɪt/, /ɹɪˈtæɫiˌeɪt/ /əˈɡeɪnst/, /əˈɡɛnst

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɹɪtˈælɪˌeɪt/ /ɐɡˈɛnst

أمريكي

ri-TAL-ee-ayt uh-GAYNST

بريطاني

ri-TAL-ee-ayt ug-ENST

The company retaliated against its competitor after losing market share.

The child tried to retaliate against the bully by telling the teacher.

If you are treated unfairly, do not retaliate against others.

Some workers felt the company would retaliate against them for joining the protest.