resentful

resentful
adjective
übelnehmerisch, nachtragend [Person, Art, Verhalten]; grollend (geh.) [Blick]

feel resentful about something — etwas übel nehmen

be resentful of somebody's success — jemandem seinen Erfolg missgönnen

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adjective (having or showing such a feeling of annoyance: She feels resentful that her sister married before she did.) voller Groll
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re·sent·ful
[rɪˈzentfəl]
adj
1. (feeling resentment) verbittert, verärgert
▪ to be \resentful of sb/sth sich akk über jdn/etw ärgern
he had felt \resentful towards his stepmother for many years er hatte seiner Stiefmutter gegenüber jahrelang Groll empfunden
2. (showing resentment) nachtragend
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[rI'zentfUl]
adj
person, look verärgert; (= jealous) voller Ressentiments (of gegen)

to be resentful at or about or of sth/of sb — über etw/jdn verärgert sein, sich über etw/jdn ärgern

to be resentful of sb's success —

resentful of the criticisms levelled at him — die an ihm geübte Kritik übel nehmend

he felt resentful about her promotion — er nahm es ihr übel, dass sie befördert worden war

to feel resentful toward(s) sb for doing sth —

he felt resentful toward(s) her for not inviting him to the party — er nahm es ihr übel, dass sie ihn nicht zu der Party eingeladen hatte

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resentful adj (adv resentfully)
1. (against, of) aufgebracht (gegen), ärgerlich oder voller Groll (auf akk)
2. übelnehmerisch, reizbar, empfindlich
3. böse, ärgerlich, grollend (Worte etc)
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adjective
übelnehmerisch, nachtragend [Person, Art, Verhalten]; grollend (geh.) [Blick]

feel resentful about something — etwas übel nehmen

be resentful of somebody's success — jemandem seinen Erfolg missgönnen

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adj.
nachtragend adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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