rendre la pareille
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Italian rendere la pariglia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (informal, in good part) (transitive with à) to return the favor
- Synonym: renvoyer l’ascenseur
- (informal, in bad part) (transitive with à) to pay back in kind, to pay back in someone's own coin, to get one's own back on
- Synonym: rendre la monnaie de sa pièce
Conjugation
[edit]- see rendre