English-German translation for "avenge"

"avenge" German translation

avenge
[əˈvendʒ]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • rächen
    avenge person
    avenge person
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  • rächen (on, upon andative (case) | Dativ dat)
    avenge thing
    ahnden
    avenge thing
    avenge thing
avenge
[əˈvendʒ]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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Er schwor, seines Freundes Tod zu rächen.
He vowed to avenge his friend's death.
Source: Tatoeba
Er tötete ihn, um seinen toten Vater zu rächen.
He killed him to avenge his dead father.
Source: Tatoeba
Nun versuchen sie gerade, ihr verletztes Interesse zu rächen.
They are now seeking to avenge their hurt interests.
Source: Europarl
Und sie haben auch gelernt, mit Anstand zu verlieren, ohne sich gleich am Gewinner zu rächen.
And they also have learned how to lose gracefully, without avenging the winner.
Source: TED
Er rächte den Tod seines Vaters.
He avenged the murder of his father.
Source: Tatoeba
Möge Gott die bestrafen, die den Jemen zerstören und zersplittern wollen.
May Allah avenge those who want to destroy and divide Yemen
Source: GlobalVoices
Ich appelliere an die Palästinenser, diese illegale Tat Scharons nicht mit Gewalt zu sühnen.
I call on the Palestinians not to use violence to avenge Sharon s illegal act ’.
Source: Europarl
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