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Spite
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
Translation of "spite" into Russian
spite
Noun
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
spite
spites pl
Her actions were driven by spite.
Её действия были продиктованы злобой.
spite
Verb
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
spite
spites
spited Past Simple / Past Participle
spiting Gerund
He did it just to spite his brother.
Он сделал это только чтобы досадить своему брату.
Additional translations
Definitions
spite
Noun
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone.
She spread rumors about him out of pure spite.
A small or petty act of malice; an instance of spiteful behavior.
He mailed the invitation back unopened as a spite.
A petty act of malice, especially one intended to hurt or annoy.
His little spites against the new manager only made the situation worse.
spite
Verb
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
To deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend someone.
She refused to attend the party just to spite her ex-boyfriend.
spite
Adjective
UK
/spaɪt/
US
/spaɪt/
(attributive) Motivated by malice or intended to offend; malicious.
They erected a spite fence to annoy their neighbors.
Idioms and phrases
in spite of
In spite of the rain, we went for a walk.
несмотря на
Несмотря на дождь, мы пошли на прогулку.
out of spite
She did it out of spite to annoy him.
из вредности
Она сделала это из вредности, чтобы его раздражать.
pure spite
He did it out of pure spite.
чистая злоба
Он сделал это из чистой злобы.
act of spite
The decision was clearly an act of spite.
акт злобы
Решение явно было актом злобы.
spite and malice
The comment was made with spite and malice.
злоба и злорадство
Комментарий был сделан со злобой и злорадством.
spite towards
Her spite towards her ex was evident.
злоба к
Ее злоба к бывшему была очевидна.
full of spite
His letter was full of spite.
полный злобы
Его письмо было полно злобы.
cut off (someone's) nose to spite (someone's) face
He refused to apologize, but he was just cutting off his nose to spite his face.
навредить себе, чтобы досадить другому
Он отказался извиняться, но просто вредил себе, чтобы досадить другому.
cut off (one's) nose to spite (one's) face
By refusing to negotiate, he cut off his nose to spite his face.
делать что-либо во вред себе из-за неразумной злобы
Отказываясь идти на переговоры, он навредил себе из-за злобы.