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Italian word
vendetta
revenge, vendetta
Looks like
vendetta
a prolonged feud with retaliation (borrowed from Italian)
⚠️ The trap
In English, 'vendetta' sounds dramatic and literary. In Italian, 'vendetta' is the everyday word for revenge/vengeance — no special drama. 'Mi ha fatto una vendetta' = 'He got back at me'.
To say "a prolonged feud with retaliation (borrowed from Italian)" in Italian:
vendetta (same meaning — English borrowed this from Italian)
"vendetta" in English means:
revenge, vendetta
Example
"Ha giurato vendetta contro chi lo aveva tradito."
"He swore revenge against those who had betrayed him."
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