grudge

grudge
1. verb
1) (to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly: I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.) escatimar, hacer/dar de mala gana, hacer/dar a regañadientes
2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) guardar rencor a alguien

2. noun
(a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.) rencor
- grudgingly
grudge n rencor
to have a grudge against someone guardar rencor a alguien
grudge
tr[grʌʤ]
noun
1 resentimiento, rencor nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 (begrudge, resent) dar a regañadientes, dar de mala gana
■ she grudged having to pay so much le daba rabia tener que pagar tanto
2 (envy) envidiar
■ I don't grudge you your house no te envidio la casa
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to bear a grudge guardar rencor
to hold/bear a grudge against somebody guardarle rencor a alguien
grudge ['grʌʤ] vt, grudged ; grudging : resentir, envidiar
grudge n
: rencor m, resentimiento m
to hold a grudge: guardar rencor
grudge
n.
• escama s.f.
• hincha s.f.
• hipo s.m.
• inquina s.f.
• mohina s.f.
• ojeriza s.f.
• queja s.f.
• rencor s.m.
• tema s.m.
v.
• dar de mala gana v.
• envidiar v.

I grʌdʒ
noun rencilla f

to bear somebody a grudge, to have o hold o bear a grudge against somebody — tenerle* or guardarle rencor a alguien


II
transitive verb begrudge
[ɡrʌdʒ]
1.
N resentimiento m , rencor m (against a)

to bear sb a grudge, to have a grudge against sb — guardar rencor a algn

2. VT
1) (=give unwillingly) dar de mala gana

to grudge sb sth — dar algo a algn a regañadientes

2) (=envy) envidiar

I don't grudge you your success — no te envidio el éxito

he grudges us our pleasures — mira con malos ojos nuestros placeres

3) (=resent)

to grudge doing sth — hacer algo de mala gana

3.
CPD

grudge match * N — (Sport) enfrentamiento m entre antagonistas, enfrentamiento m entre rivales inconciliables; (fig) enfrentamiento m personal

* * *

I [grʌdʒ]
noun rencilla f

to bear somebody a grudge, to have o hold o bear a grudge against somebody — tenerle* or guardarle rencor a alguien


II
transitive verb begrudge

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