spiting

[US]/spaɪt/
[UK]/spaɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. nagan; nag
vt. å irritere eller hisse opp; å behandle med ond vilje

Phrases & Collocations

spiteful

gjenstridig

to spite someone

å være ondsinnet mot noen

out of spite

av ondsinnethet

spiteful remark

ondsinnet kommentar

spiteful behavior

ondsinnet oppførsel

in spite of

til tross for

in spite

til tross for

Example Sentences

force a laugh in spite of pain.

tvinge frem et latterkrampe til tross for smerte

he was suddenly cold in spite of the sun.

Han var plutselig kald til tross for solen.

He did it just to spite her.

Han gjorde det bare for å irritere henne.

They kept going in spite of their fears.

De fortsatte å gå til tross for frykten sin.

I went out in spite of the rain.

Jeg gikk ut til tross for regnet.

They went on with their basketball match in spite of the rain.

De fortsatte basketballkampen til tross for regnet.

The boy has a spite against me.

Gutten har noe å krangle med meg.

We weather along in spite of the storm.

Vi holder ut til tross for stormen.

In spite of the rain he was insistent on going out.

Til tross for regnet var han insisterende på å gå ut.

in spite of falling natality, the population as a whole went up.

Til tross for synkende fødselsrate økte befolkningen som helhet.

By jingo, I'm leaving here in spite of the blizzard.

Svingende, jeg forlater dette stedet til tross for snøstormen.

it seemed as if the wind had a spite at her.

Det så ut som om vinden hadde noe å krangle med henne.

he put the house up for sale to spite his family.

Han satte huset til salgs for å irritere familien sin.

Oliver smiled in spite of himself.

Oliver smilte til tross for seg selv.

they were firm friends in spite of temperamental differences.

De var faste venner til tross for temperamentsforskjeller.

I like her in spite of her failings.

Jeg liker henne til tross for hennes mangler.

He would go in spite of our warnings.

Han ville gå til tross for våre advarsler.

We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness.

Vi beundrer ham for hans fortsatte arbeid til tross for sykdom.

In spite of the mist the sailors could trace the outline of an island.

Til tross for tåken kunne sjøfolkene spore konturene av en øy.

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