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begrudge [bɪˈgrʌdʒ] vb (tr)
1. to give, admit, or allow unwillingly or with a bad grace 2. to envy (someone) the possession of (something) begrudgingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
begrudge verb 1. resent, envy, grudge, be jealous of, be envious of, be resentful of I certainly don't begrudge him the Nobel Prize. 2. be bitter about, object to, be angry about, be pissed (off) about (taboo slang), give reluctantly, bear a grudge about, be in a huff about, give stingily, have hard feelings about She spends £2,000 a year on it and she doesn't begrudge a penny. Translations begrudge [bɪˈgrʌdʒ] VT 1. (= envy) to begrudge sb sth → envidiar algo a algn I don't begrudge him his success → no le envidio su éxito 2. (= give reluctantly) → dar de mala gana I don't begrudge all the money I've spent → no me duele todo el dinero que he gastado begrudge [bɪˈgrʌdʒ] vt [+ money] → donner à contrecœur I don't begrudge the time → Je ne rechigne pas à y passer du temps. to begrudge sb sth → en vouloir à qn de qch begrudge v begrudge [biˈgradʒ] to envy (someone something) I begrudge him his success. beny, misgun يَحْسِدُ завиждам závidět misunde mißgönnen φθονώ κπ., κτ. envidiar kadestama غبطه خوردن kadehtia envier (qqch. à qqn) לְקָנֵא ईर्ष्या करना zavidjeti irigyel iri öfunda invidiare ねたむ 시기하다 pavydėti nenovēlēt; noskaust berasa iri hati misgunnen misunne; ikke unne zazdrościć invejar a invidia завидовать nepriať zavidati zavideti missunna อิจฉาในสิ่งที่คนอื่นมี kıskanmak, gözü olmak 妒忌 заздрити رشک کرنا ، ghen tị 妒忌 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In an audit ofthe credit and debit sides, the begrudgers find, as a Limerick pubowner toldme, "for every one step we've gone forward, we've gone four steps back". Not so those on incapacity benefit, against whom the vengeful hearts of Middle England have been stirred into loathing by the begrudgers whose griping drives so much of this Government's policy making. The begrudgers envied Prescott his official country residence. |
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