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vendetta

UK
/vɛnˈdɛtə/
US
/vɛnˈdɛtə/

Translations

vendettanoun
vendettas
pl
UK
/vɛnˈdɛtə/
US
/vɛnˈdɛtə/
vendettaEmprunt courant pour désigner une querelle de vengeance prolongée entre familles, clans ou groupes.
The vendetta between the two families lasted for generations, with each side seeking revenge for past wrongs.
La vendetta entre les deux familles a duré des générations, chaque camp cherchant à venger des torts passés.
rancuneAu sens de ressentiment persistant contre une personne.
She appeared to have a personal vendetta against her former boss.
Elle semblait nourrir une rancune personnelle contre son ancien patron.
Additional translations
vengeance personnelleSens plus explicite, selon le contexte.
Synonyms
grudge
rivalry
blood feud
revenge
feud
vendettaadjective
UK
/venˈdet.ə/
US
/vɛnˈdɛt.ə/
Used attributively before nouns, e.g., "vendetta killing"
vindicatifPour une action ou une attitude marquée par la vengeance.
The police suspected a vendetta attack rather than a random act of violence.
La police soupçonnait une attaque vindicative plutôt qu’un acte de violence aléatoire.
Additional translations
de vendettaTour plus littéral, possible dans un contexte journalistique ou explicatif.

Definitions

vendettanoun
A prolonged and bitter feud or rivalry, often between families or clans, characterized by retaliatory acts of revenge.
The vendetta between the two families lasted for generations, with each side seeking revenge for past wrongs.
A persistent desire to harm or punish someone in retaliation for a perceived wrong; a personal grudge.
She appeared to have a personal vendetta against her former boss.
vendettaadjective
Relating to, characteristic of, or arising from a vendetta; retaliatory.
The police suspected a vendetta attack rather than a random act of violence.
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