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отомстить

Translation of отомстить

get back at

Russian word in Latin letters: otomstit

Meaning of отомстить

Russian

навредить обидчику в ответ на его поступок

English

to do something to hurt or upset someone after they have hurt or upset you

get back at

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ɐtɐmˈstʲitʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Отомстить его or отомстить ему?

отомстить ему

отомстить ему = get back at him (dative)

Don't say «отомстить его». Say «отомстить ему»: the person takes the dative.

Я ещё отомщу ему за это.

I'll get back at him for this.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. She wanted to get back at him.

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    Она хотела ему отомстить.

  2. Are you trying to get back at me?

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    Ты пытаешься мне отомстить?

отомстить synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between отомстить, поквитаться, and свести счёты

П
🇷🇺Russian
поквитаться

Informal: to get even, settle the score.

С
🇷🇺Russian
свести счёты

To settle scores, often an old quarrel.

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отомстить belongs to the topic "On the Road →". Start with a short set of 1 word so the word is easier to remember in context.

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отомстить meaning: what does it mean?

to do something to hurt or upset someone after they have hurt or upset you

отомстить pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

отомстить is pronounced as [ɐtɐmˈstʲitʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

отомстить definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She wanted to get back at him. Translation: Она хотела ему отомстить.

Is отомстить part of On the Road vocabulary?

Yes, отомстить (get back at) can be learned in the On the Road topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is отомстить part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?

Yes, отомстить (get back at) can be learned in the Phrasal Verbs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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