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vendetta
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ven·det·ta  (vn-dt)
n.
1. A feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.
2. A bitter, destructive feud.

[Italian, from Latin vindicta, revenge; see vindictive.]

vendetta [vɛnˈdɛtə]
n
1. a private feud, originally between Corsican or Sicilian families, in which the relatives of a murdered person seek vengeance by killing the murderer or some member of his family
2. any prolonged feud, quarrel, etc.
[from Italian, from Latin vindicta, from vindicāre to avenge; see vindicate]
vendettist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vendetta - a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
feud - a bitter quarrel between two parties

vendetta
noun feud, dispute, quarrel, enmity, bad blood, blood feud This cartoonist has a personal vendetta against the President.
Translations
vendetta [venˈdetə] Nvendetta f
to carry on or pursue a vendetta against sb (public) → hacer una campaña contra algn; (personal) → hostigar or perseguir a algn

vendetta [vɛnˈdɛtə] nvendetta f
a vendetta against sb → une vendetta contre qn
to have a personal vendetta against sb → mener sa vendetta contre qn
vending machine [ˈvɛndɪŋməʃiːn] ndistributeur m automatique

vendetta
nFehde f; (in family) → Blutrache f; (of gangsters)Vendetta f; to carry on a vendetta against somebodysich mit jdm bekriegen, mit jdm in Fehde liegen; against family memberan jdm Blutrache üben

vendetta [vɛnˈdɛtə] nvendetta, faida
vendetta [vɛnˈdɛtə] nvendetta, faida

vendetta
n vendetta [venˈdetə]
a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years. vendetta ثأْر вендета vendeta vendetta die Blutrache βεντέτα vendetta, enemistad mortal veritasu کینه خانوادگی ajojahti vendetta נִקמַת-דַם पुश्तैनी झगडा़ osveta vérbosszú pembalasan berdarah blóðhefnd, ættvíg vendetta 相互の復讐 피의 복수, 원수 갚기 vendeta, karas, kerštas vendeta; asinsatriebība dendam bloedwraak blodhevn wendeta vingança vendetă вендетта vendeta krvno maščevanje osveta vendetta, blodshämnd ความพยาบาท kan davası 世仇, 宿怨 вендета انتقامي طويل لڑائياں cuộc bất hòa kéo dài , ,


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