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begrudged

/bɪˈɡrʌdʒd/ /biˈɡrʌdʒd/

Meanings
verb

Envidiar, resentir

To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.

Examples :

"Even though Maria worked hard, she begrudged her colleague's promotion, feeling it was undeserved. "
Aunque María trabajó duro, envidiaba el ascenso de su colega, sintiendo que no lo merecía.
attitude emotion mind character value

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Deberes, tarea

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Debes hacer tus deberes antes de poder ver la televisión.

Illustration knowing

knowing verb

/ˈnəʊɪŋ/ /ˈnoʊɪŋ/

Saber, conocer

"He knew something terrible was going to happen."

Él sabía que algo terrible iba a suceder.

Illustration covetous

covetous adjective

/ˈkʌvətəs/

Codicioso, avaricioso, ávido

"The student was covetous of his classmate's new, expensive calculator, wishing he could have one too. "

El estudiante era codicioso con la nueva y costosa calculadora de su compañero de clase, deseando poder tener una también.

Illustration colleague

colleague noun

/ˈkɒliːɡ/ /ˈkɑliɡ/

Colega, compañero

"My colleague from the accounting department helped me understand the new software. "

Mi colega del departamento de contabilidad me ayudó a entender el nuevo software.

Illustration reluctant

reluctant adjective

/ɹɪˈlʌktənt/

Reticente, reacio

"The student was reluctant to participate in the class discussion, offering resistance to speaking up. "

El estudiante se mostró reacio a participar en la discusión de la clase, oponiéndose a hablar.

Illustration feeling

feeling verb

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/ /ˈfilɪŋ/

Sentir, tocar

"The baby was feeling the soft fur of the teddy bear. "

El bebé estaba sintiendo la suave piel del osito de peluche.

Illustration promotion

promotion noun

/pɹəˈməʊʃən/ /pɹəˈmoʊʃən/

Promoción, ascenso

"After many years of hard work, Maria received a promotion to senior manager. "

Después de muchos años de arduo trabajo, María recibió una promoción a gerente senior.

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Hermano

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

Mi hermano y yo asistimos a la misma escuela secundaria.

Illustration reluctantly

reluctantly adverb

/ɹɪˈlʌktəntli/

A regañadientes, con reticencia

"He reluctantly agreed to help his sister move, knowing it would take a long time. "

Accedió a regañadientes a ayudar a su hermana a mudarse, sabiendo que tomaría mucho tiempo.

Illustration undeserved

undeserved adjective

/ˌʌndɪˈzɜːvd/ /ˌʌndɪˈzɝːvd/

Inmerecido, injustificado

"He received an undeserved punishment for something he didn't do. "

Recibió un castigo inmerecido por algo que no hizo.

Illustration already

already adverb

/ɑlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔːlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔlˈɹɛdi/

Ya

"The students are already finished with their homework. "

Los estudiantes ya terminaron su tarea.

Illustration envious

envious adjective

/ˈɛnvɪəs/

Envidioso, celoso

"an envious man, disposition, or attack; envious tongues"

Un hombre envidioso, disposición o ataque; lenguas envidiosas.