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an eye for an eye,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth n		 figurative (revenge) (venganza)ojo por ojo expr
 He destroyed his rival's creation, saying it was an eye for an eye.
 Él destruyó la creación de su rival, argumentando que fue ojo por ojo.
an eye for an eye,
an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth n		 figurative (justice) (justicia)ojo por ojo expr
  ojo por ojo, diente por diente expr
  (formal)ley del Talión loc nom f
 For murder, I believe an eye for an eye is fair punishment.
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'eye for an eye' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
arreglo de cuentas - ojo por ojo - talión


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