What does revanche in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word revanche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use revanche in French.

The word revanche in French means revenge, revenge, rematch, replay, get revenge, take revenge, I owe you one, on the other hand, take your revenge, get your revenge, take revenge on , take your revenge on , get your revenge on, get even with. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word revanche

revenge

nom féminin (vengeance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai fait un sale coup à ma sœur et je sens que sa revanche va être terrible. Les Romains ont fini par avoir leur revanche sur les Carthaginois.
I played a nasty trick on my sister and I think her revenge is going to be terrible. The Romans ended up getting their revenge on the Carthaginians.

revenge

nom féminin (succès suivant une défaite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La finale du tournoi de cette année fut la revanche de celle de l'année dernière.
This year's final will be revenge for last year's.

rematch, replay

nom féminin (seconde manche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les perdants ont souvent droit à une revanche. OK, tu as gagné 6-3. La revanche maintenant ?
The losers often have the right to a rematch. OK, you won 6-3; shall we have the replay now?

get revenge, take revenge

verbe pronominal (littéraire (rendre la pareille)

L'homme est gracié, il se revanche sur ceux qui lui voulaient du mal.

I owe you one

(en attente de la pareille) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Merci pour ton aide. À charge de revanche !
Thank you for your help. I owe you one!

on the other hand

locution adverbiale (pour contrebalancer)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce cheval n'est rapide mais en revanche il est très endurant.
This horse is not fast but on the other hand it has a lot of stamina.

take your revenge, get your revenge

locution verbale (se venger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je le connais, il prendra sa revanche dès qu'il le pourra.

take revenge on , take your revenge on , get your revenge on

(se venger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après le sale coup que sa collègue lui avait joué, Christian tenait à prendre sa revanche sur elle.

get even with

(Sports : remporter la manche suivante) (score)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après sa défaite en janvier, le joueur français a pris sa revanche sur le joueur suisse en le battant 6-0 6-0.

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