глагол отвечать (на агрессию, обиду и т. п.); отплачивать, мстить Например: to retaliate against an enemy — мстить врагу She retaliateed to his insults by slapping his face. — В ответ на его оскорбления она дала ему пощёчину. Синоним(ы): get back, pay back, revenge, serve out
verb (-ated; -ating) Etymology: Late Latin retaliatus, past participle of retaliare, from Latin re- + talio legal retaliation transitive verb to repay (as an injury) in kind intransitive verb to return like for like; especially to get revenge Synonyms: see reciprocate • retaliation noun • retaliative adjective • retaliatory adjective