Revanche

See also: revanche and revanché

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French revanche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈvãːʃ(ə)/, [ʁe-], [ʁə-], [-ˈvãːʃ], [-ˈvaŋʃ], [-ˈvɔ̃ːʃ], [-vɔŋʃ], [-ʃə]

• Audio:

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Noun

Revanche f (genitive Revanche, plural Revanchen)

1. payback, revenge (generally playful or in minor matters, unlike Rache)
2. rematch
3. (politics) revanche

Declension

Declension of Revanche [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Revanche	die	Revanchen
genitive	einer	der	Revanche	der	Revanchen
dative	einer	der	Revanche	den	Revanchen
accusative	eine	die	Revanche	die	Revanchen

Related terms

• Revanchist
• Revanchismus
• revanchistisch
• revanchieren

Further reading

• “Revanche” in Duden online