The fire was set as an act of vengeance.
Angry protesters wanted to inflict vengeance on the killer.
After losing the first three games, the team came back with a vengeance to win the next four.
She set to work with a vengeance and finished the job in two hours.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ven — ven·a·to·ri·al; ven·co·la; ven·da; ven·dace; ven·dage; ven·da·val; ven·det·ta; ven·deuse; ven·di·tion; ven·dor; ven·due; ven·e·na·tion; ven·e·nif·er·ous; ven·e·nous; ven·er·abil·i·ty; ven·er·able·ness; ven·er·ably; ven·er·a·cea; ven·er·ate;… … English syllables
geance — in·tran·si·geance; li·geance; ven·geance; … English syllables
vengeance — ven·geance … English syllables
vengeance — ven|geance [ˈvendʒəns] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: venger to avenge , from Latin vindicare; VINDICATE] 1.) [U] a violent or harmful action that someone does to punish someone for harming them or their family = ↑revenge ▪ a desire… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vengeance — ven|geance [ vendʒəns ] noun uncount the act of harming or killing someone because they have done something bad to you: REVENGE: Both sides were locked in a cycle of violence and vengeance. take/wreak/inflict vengeance on someone: He was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Barma, Claude — (November 3, 1918, Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France August 30, 1992, Paris, France) After studying at the Grenoble Electronic Institute, he made his film debut in 1942 as assistant sound operator and assistant director. He collaborated on the… … Encyclopedia of French film directors
Bluwal, Marcel — (May 25, 1925, Paris, France ) The son of Polish immigrants (his mother was a musician), he enrolled at the Vaugirard Photography and Cinema Technical School. He founded with some friends the university cine club. In 1949, he landed a job in a … Encyclopedia of French film directors
Koleva, Maria — (October 2, 1940, Sofia, Bulgaria ) The daughter of a chemist and economist father and a journalist and playwright mother, she was trained as a chemical engineer in Bulgaria and at the University of Maryland (1961). In 1968, she landed a job… … Encyclopedia of French film directors
Murat, Stéphanie — The daughter of actor and director Bernard Murat, she started out as an actress onstage, on TV (1986 Le Rire de Cain, 6 X 52 , Marcel Moussy; 1987 L Heure Simenon, episode Strip Tease , Michel Mitrani, France / Switzerland / Germany / Austria… … Encyclopedia of French film directors
spite — n despite, malignity, malignancy, spleen, grudge, *malice, ill will, malevolence Analogous words: rancor, animus, antipathy (see ENMITY): vindictiveness, revengefulness or revenge, vengefulness or ven geance (see corresponding adjectives at… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
