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grudge
(grŭj)tr.v. grudged, grudg·ing, grudg·es
1. To be reluctant to give or admit: even grudged the tuition money.
2. To resent for having; begrudge: grudged him his good ways with the children.
n.
A deep-seated feeling of resentment or rancor: bears a grudge about the accident.
[Middle English gruggen, grucchen, to grumble, complain, from Old French grouchier.]
grudg′er n.
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grudge
(ɡrʌdʒ)n
1. a persistent feeling of resentment, esp one due to some cause, such as an insult or injury
2. (modifier) planned or carried out in order to settle a grudge: a grudge fight.
vb
3. (tr) to give or allow unwillingly
4. to feel resentful or envious about (someone else's success, possessions, etc)
[C15: from Old French grouchier to grumble, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grunnizōn to grunt]
ˈgrudgeless adj
ˈgrudger n
ˈgrudging adj
ˈgrudgingly adv
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grudge
(grʌdʒ)n., v. grudged, grudg•ing. n.
1. a feeling of ill will or resentment because of some real or fancied wrong.
v.t. 2. to give or permit with reluctance: They grudged us every day we were away.
3. to resent the good fortune of (another); begrudge.
v.i. 4. Obs. to feel dissatisfaction or ill will.
[1400–50; < Old French gro(u)c(h)ier < Germanic.; compare Middle High German grogezen to complain, cry out]
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grudge
Past participle: grudged
Gerund: grudging
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| Noun | 1. | grudge - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" |
| Verb | 1. | grudge - bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings resent - feel bitter or indignant about; "She resents being paid less than her co-workers" |
| 2. | grudge - accept or admit unwillingly |
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grudge
noun
1. resentment, bitterness, grievance, malice, hate, spite, dislike, animosity, aversion, venom, antipathy, enmity, rancour, hard feelings, ill will, animus, malevolence It was an accident and I bear him no grudge.
resentment goodwill, liking, appreciation
resentment goodwill, liking, appreciation
verb
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grudge
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Translations
حِقْد، ضَغينَهضَغينَةيَتَذَمَّر، يَبْخَل علىيحْقِد، يُنْكِر على
nepřátodporzášťzaujatostzávidět
naguviljemisunde
kauna
zamjerka
irigyelsajnál
öfunda, hafa horn í síîuóvildtelja/sjá eftir, geta ekki unnt e-m e-s
恨み
원한
gailėtinenoromisnenoromis duodamaspagiežašykščiai
nenovēlētnenovīdībanoskaustskaust
invidie
nedopriať
zamerazameritizavidati
hysa agg
ความไม่เต็มใจ
çok görmekesirgemekgarezgıpta etmekhınç
sự oán giận
grudge
[grʌdʒ]A. N → resentimiento m, rencor m (against a) to bear sb a grudge; have a grudge against sb → guardar rencor a algn
B. VT
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
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
C. CPD grudge match N (Sport) → enfrentamiento m entre antagonistas, enfrentamiento m entre rivales inconciliables (fig) → enfrentamiento m personal
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
grudge
[ˈgrʌdʒ] n → rancune f
a disabled man with a grudge against society → un handicapé qui en veut à la société
to bear a grudge → garder rancune
I don't bear a grudge → Je ne garde pas rancune.
to bear sb a grudge, to bear a grudge against sb → garder rancune à qn, en vouloir à qn
to have a grudge against sb → garder rancune à qn, en vouloir à qn
a disabled man with a grudge against society → un handicapé qui en veut à la société
to bear a grudge → garder rancune
I don't bear a grudge → Je ne garde pas rancune.
to bear sb a grudge, to bear a grudge against sb → garder rancune à qn, en vouloir à qn
to have a grudge against sb → garder rancune à qn, en vouloir à qn
vt
to grudge sb sth (= be loath to give) → donner qch à qn à contre-cœur (= resent the fact that sb has) → reprocher à qn qch, en vouloir à qn de qchgrudge match n → match m à couteaux tirés
to grudge sb sth (= be loath to give) → donner qch à qn à contre-cœur (= resent the fact that sb has) → reprocher à qn qch, en vouloir à qn de qchgrudge match n → match m à couteaux tirés
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grudge
n → Groll m → (against gegen); to bear somebody a grudge, to have a grudge against somebody → jdm böse sein, jdm grollen, einen Groll gegen jdn hegen (geh); I bear him no grudge → ich trage ihm das nicht nach, ich nehme ihm das nicht übel; to bear grudges → nachtragend sein; to settle a grudge → eine alte Rechnung begleichen
vt to grudge somebody something → jdm etw nicht gönnen, jdm etw neiden (geh); I don’t grudge you your success → ich gönne Ihnen Ihren Erfolg; to grudge doing something → etw äußerst ungern tun, etw mit Widerwillen tun; I don’t grudge doing it → es macht mir nichts aus, das zu tun; I grudge spending money/time on it → es widerstrebt mir or es geht mir gegen den Strich, dafür Geld auszugeben/Zeit aufzuwenden; I don’t grudge the money/time → es geht mir nichts ums Geld/um die Zeit; I do grudge the money/time for things like that → das Geld/meine Zeit für solche Dinge tut mir leid
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grudge
[grʌdʒ]1. n grudge (against) → risentimento (verso), rancore m (verso)
to bear a grudge against sb → portare or serbare rancore a qn
to bear a grudge against sb → portare or serbare rancore a qn
2. vt to grudge sb sth (money) → dare qc a qn malvolentieri or a malincuore
it's not the money I grudge, but the time → non me la prendo per i soldi ma per il tempo
I don't grudge you your success → non t'invidio il tuo successo
to grudge doing sth → fare qc malvolentieri or a malincuore
it's not the money I grudge, but the time → non me la prendo per i soldi ma per il tempo
I don't grudge you your success → non t'invidio il tuo successo
to grudge doing sth → fare qc malvolentieri or a malincuore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grudge
(gradʒ) verb1. 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.
2. to feel resentment against (someone) for. I grudge him his success.
noun a feeling of anger etc. He has a grudge against me.
ˈgrudging adjective said, done etc unwillingly. grudging admiration.
ˈgrudgingly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
grudge
→ ضَغينَة zášť nag Groll μνησικακία rencilla, rencor kauna rancune zamjerka rancore 恨み 원한 wrok nag uraza rancor обида hysa agg ความไม่เต็มใจ kin sự oán giận 不满Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009