spite

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spaɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spīt)

Inflections of 'spite' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
spites
v 3rd person singular
spiting
v pres p
spited
v past
spited
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
spite n (desire to harm, bother)rencor nm
  resentimiento nm
  deseo de hacer daño nm + loc adj
 Anna didn't need the car, she took it out of spite because she knew you wanted it.
 Anna no necesitaba el coche. Lo cogió por puro rencor porque sabía que tú lo querías.
spite [sb] vtr usually infinitive (desire to hurt [sb])molestar vtr
  fastidiar vtr
  hacer daño loc verb
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 Of course you aren't a horrible person; Neil just said that to spite you because he knows everyone likes you more than him.
 Por supuesto que no eres una persona horrible, Neil solo dijo eso para molestarte porque sabe que todos te prefieren a tí.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cut off your nose to spite your face v expr figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite) (coloquial)tirar piedras contra su propio tejado loc verb
 The island has banned tourists as they make so much mess, even though they are its main source of income. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face!
in spite of prep (despite)a pesar de loc prep
  pese a loc prep
  (formal)no obstante loc prep
 In spite of Steve's behaviour, I still love him.
 A pesar del comportamiento de Steve, lo amo.
 No obstante el comportamiento de Steve, lo amo.
in spite of yourself expr (do [sth] without expecting to)a tu pesar loc prep
  (formal)a su pesar loc prep
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Collocations: [came, helped, went] in spite of [everything, the warnings, their differences], he [ate it all, fell asleep] in spite of himself, is just saying it out of spite, more...

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