gloat

gloat
intransitive verb

gloat over something — (look at with selfish delight) sich an etwas (Dat.) weiden od. ergötzen; (derive sadistic pleasure from) sich hämisch über etwas (Akk.) freuen

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[ɡləut]
verb
(to look at or think about with wicked pleasure: He gloated over his rival's failure.) sich weiden
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gloat
[gləʊt, AM gloʊt]
I. vi
1. (boast) angeben, protzen fam
to \gloat over [or about] sth mit etw dat angeben
to \gloat that ... sich akk damit brüsten, dass ...
2. (dwell on) sich hämisch freuen
to \gloat over sth sich akk an etw dat weiden
to \gloat over sb's misfortune sich akk an jds Unglück weiden
II. n Schadenfreude f
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[gləʊt]
vi
(with pride at oneself) sich großtun (over, about mit); (verbally also) sich brüsten (over, about mit); (over sb's misfortune or failure) sich hämisch freuen (over, about über +acc)

to gloat over sb's misfortune — sich an jds Unglück weiden

to gloat over one's successes — sich in seinen Erfolgen sonnen

there's no need to gloat (over me)! — das ist kein Grund zur Schadenfreude!

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gloat [ɡləʊt] v/i (over, at) sich weiden (an dat):
a) verzückt betrachten (akk)
b) pej sich hämisch oder diebisch freuen (über akk)
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intransitive verb

gloat over something — (look at with selfish delight) sich an etwas (Dat.) weiden od. ergötzen; (derive sadistic pleasure from) sich hämisch über etwas (Akk.) freuen


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