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desquitar

to get even

verb dehs-kee-TAHR Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: From des- (undoing) + quite (relief from debt), from quitar (to remove).

Also means

to recoup

Usage Note

Desquitar means to get back what was lost or to take revenge in a mild sense. The reflexive desquitarse (to get one's own back) is more common: me desquitaré de esta derrota (I will get even for this defeat). In gambling or sports contexts it means to recoup a loss. It carries a lighter tone than vengarse (to take revenge).

Examples

"Quiere desquitarse de la derrota del año pasado."

Natural Translation

He wants to get even for last year's defeat.

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