begrudge

begrudge
transitive verb
1) (envy)

begrudge somebody something — jemandem etwas missgönnen

2) (give reluctantly)

I begrudge the time I have to spend — es ist mir leid um die Zeit

3) (be dissatisfied with)

begrudge doing something — etwas ungern tun

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verb
(to envy (someone something): I begrudge him his success.) mißgönnen
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be·grudge
[bɪˈgrʌʤ]
vt
1. (allow unwillingly)
to \begrudge sb sth jdm etw missgönnen
I don't \begrudge him his freedom ich gönne ihm seine Freiheit
2. (resent)
sb \begrudges sth jdm tut es um etw akk leid
3. (be reluctant)
to \begrudge doing sth etw widerwillig [o ungern] tun
I \begrudge getting up early ich stehe ungern früh auf
4. (regret)
to \begrudge having done sth etw bereuen, bereuen, dass man etw getan hat
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[bɪ'grʌdZ]
vt
1)

(= be reluctant) to begrudge doing sth — etw widerwillig tun

2) (= envy) missgönnen (sb sth jdm etw)

no one begrudges you your good fortune — wir gönnen dir ja dein Glück

he begrudges him the air he breathes — er gönnt ihm das Salz in der Suppe nicht

3) (= give unwillingly) nicht gönnen (sb sth jdm etw)

I wouldn't begrudge you the money — ich würde dir das Geld ja gönnen

I won't begrudge you £5 — du sollst die £ 5 haben

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begrudge v/t
1. missgönnen (sb sth jemandem etwas):
begrudge sb the shirt on his back jemandem nicht das Schwarze unterm Nagel oder das Weiße im Auge gönnen;
I don’t begrudge him his success ich gönne ihm seinen Erfolg
2. nur ungern geben (sb sth jemandem etwas):
begrudge doing sth etwas nur widerwillig oder ungern tun;
he begrudges the money ihm tut es um das Geld leid
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transitive verb
1) (envy)

begrudge somebody something — jemandem etwas missgönnen

2) (give reluctantly)

I begrudge the time I have to spend — es ist mir leid um die Zeit

3) (be dissatisfied with)

begrudge doing something — etwas ungern tun

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v.
beneiden v.
missgönnen v.

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