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vendetta Noun 1. a long-lasting quarrel between people or organizations in which they attempt to harm each other: it's an inexplicable vendetta against the firm and its directors 2. a private feud between families in which members of one family kill members of the other family in revenge for earlier murders [Italian]
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vendetta Translations 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 sukuriita, verikosto vendetta נִקמַת-דַם पुश्तैनी झगडा़ osveta vérbosszú pembalasan berdarah blóðhefnd, ættvíg vendetta 相互の復讐 오랜 세월에 걸친 격심한 대립 vendeta, karas, kerštas vendeta; asinsatriebība dendam bloedwraak blodhevn wendeta vingança vendetă вендетта vendeta krvno maščevanje osveta vendetta, blodshämnd ความพยาบาท kan davası 世仇, 族間仇殺, 深仇 вендета انتقامي طويل لڑائياں cuộc bất hòa kéo dài 世仇, 族间仇杀, 深仇 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And as the other looked up innocently he took aim at the forehead and squared the old vendetta account so neatly that, according to Dominic, the dead man continued to sit with the bowl of broth on his knees and the piece of bread in his hand. "The tradition of the Vendetta will long prevent the reign of law in Corsica," he added, as if speaking to himself. The vendetta might conceivably date back to the man's first marriage, and the ring be taken for some such reason. |
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