wet za wet

Polish

Etymology

Literally, compensation for compensation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛd za vɛt/
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Adverb

wet za wet (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, literary) tit for tat (responding to a wrong or harm with the same action or behavior)

Noun

wet za wet m inan (indeclinable)

  1. (idiomatic, literary) tit for tat (equivalent retribution; an act of returning exactly what one gets; an eye for an eye)
    Synonyms: odwet, rewanż

Further reading

  • wet za wet I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wet za wet II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wet za wet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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