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1 begrudge
begrudge [bɪ'grʌdʒ]∎ to begrudge sb sth envier qch à qn;∎ she begrudges him his success elle lui en veut de sa réussite(b) (give grudgingly) donner ou accorder à regret;∎ he begrudges every minute spent away from his family il rechigne à passer une seule minute loin de sa famille;∎ you don't begrudge me the money, do you? tu ne me donnes pas cet argent à contrecœur, n'est-ce pas?;∎ they begrudge him his food ils le nourrissent à contrecœur;∎ to begrudge doing sth faire qch à contrecœur;∎ I begrudge spending so much on rent ça me fait mal au cœur de payer un loyer aussi cher
См. также в других словарях:
begrudge — verb (T) 1 to feel jealous of someone because they have something which you think they do not deserve: begrudge sb sth: We shouldn t begrudge her this success. 2 to feel annoyed or unhappy that you have to pay something, give someone something… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
begrudge — be|grudge [bıˈgrʌdʒ] v [T usually in negatives] 1.) to feel angry or upset with someone because they have something which you think they do not deserve begrudge sb sth ▪ We shouldn t begrudge her this success. 2.) to feel annoyed or unhappy that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grudge — 1 noun (C) 1 a feeling of anger or dislike you have for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you (+ against): He s had a grudge against Bob ever since he was promoted. | bear (sb) a grudge (=continue to have a grudge) 2 grudge… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English