spite

spaɪt
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Translation of spite into Russian,

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Noun

mean feeling

desire to hurt or upset someone out of meanness
  • He broke her vase out of spite.Он разбил её вазу из злости.

Verb

tr.

intentional harm

act with a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone
  • He spited his colleague by revealing the secret..Он досадил своему коллеге, раскрыв секрет.
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Expressions with spite: examples in English and translations in Russian

назло
из вредности
She ignored him out of spite.
рубить сук, на котором сидишь
He cut off his nose to spite his face by quitting the job angrily.
несмотря на
She succeeded in spite of the challenges.
несмотря на все
вопреки всему
She succeeded in spite of everything.
невольно
She laughed in spite of herself at the comedian's ridiculous jokes.
вопреки видимости
In spite of appearance, he was very kind.

Synonyms and analogies of spite in English

Examples of spite in a sentence

  • His words were filled with spite.
  • She spited her ex by spreading rumors.
  • They spited their neighbor by blocking his driveway.

Translations of "spite" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
злобаnf. - zloba

Her spite shone through when she refused to apologize for her mistake.

Её злоба проявилась, когда она отказалась извиниться за свою ошибку.

злостьnf. - zlost'

I can't tell if you're motivated by strong convictions or spite.

Я не могу сказать, что ва мотивирует, злость или убеждения.

неприязньnf. - nepriyazn'

Their spite grew after the incident, leading to a feud between families.

После инцидента их неприязнь усилилась, приведя к вражде между семьями.

враждебностьnf. - vrazhdebnost'

Their spite was apparent when they ignored her at the gathering.

Их враждебность была очевидна, когда они игнорировали её на собрании.

озлобленностьn. - ozloblennost'

At best, indifference, at worse, total spite!

В лучшем случае, равнодушие, в худшем - полную озлобленность!

Verb
досадитьv. - dosadit'

The United States and its Western European allies sought to strengthen their bonds and spite the Soviet Union.

Соединенные Штаты и его западноевропейские союзники стремились усилить их связи и досадить Советскому Союзу.

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spite: Examples and translations in context

His spite seemed to stem from jealousy over her success.

Похоже, его злоба проистекала из зависти к её успеху.

Her spite towards him was evident in every word she spoke.

Её злоба к нему была очевидна в каждом её слове.

The spite he showed during the argument surprised everyone around.

Злоба, которую он проявил во время спора, удивила всех вокруг.

Their rivalry grew from petty spite, marring any chance of friendship.

Их соперничество выросло из мелочной злобы, испортив любой шанс на дружбу.

Despite their history, he couldn't shake off his growing spite for her behavior.

Несмотря на их историю, он не мог избавиться от растущей злобы к её поведению.

Pharaoh and his armies followed them in insolence and spite.

Фараон и его войско с ненавистью и злобой погнались за ними.

A terrible act of spite for which may he never be forgiven.

Жуткое проявление злобы, за что он никогда не будет прощён.

She hid her spite beneath a friendly exterior, but it was always there.

Она скрывала свою злобу под дружелюбной внешностью, но она всегда была там.

See also:

in spite ofout of spite
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