retaliate
intransitive verb
vingarse
EN Her husband laughed; she was laughed at, fire-encircled, and forced to vail her crest, dismount her batteries, and only retaliate by displaying the raillery and ridicule of the table to Mr Bankes as an example of what one suffered if one attacked the prejudices of the British Public.
GL O seu home ría; ríanse dela e, cercada por aquel lume, viuse obrigada a tira-lo helmo, desmonta-las baterías e limitarse a vingarse sinalando ó señor Bankes as burlas e escarnecementos da mesa como exemplo do que lle pode acontecer a un se ataca os preconceptos do público británico.
Fonte: CAR (1598)
responder
EN In his anger he had met the first advances of the express messengers with growls, and they had retaliated by teasing him.
GL Alporizado como ía, nada máis achegarse onda el os empregados do ferrocarril recibiunos con ruxidos, e eles responderon facéndolle a mofa.
Fonte: CHA (90)
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