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revancha

revenge

noun rreh-BAHN-chah Rare

Origin: From French revanche (revenge, return match).

Also means

rematch

Usage Note

Revancha covers both the emotional desire for revenge (querer la revancha = to want revenge) and, in sport, a rematch or return fixture. This sports sense is extremely common in Spanish-speaking countries where partido de revancha or simply la revancha is the standard term for a return leg or grudge match.

Examples

"El equipo busca la revancha tras la derrota."

Natural Translation

The team seeks revenge after the defeat.

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