1 noun animosityolc masc1 c m umioscais fem2 c m ugangaid fem2 c m uhis response was full of spitebhí a fhreagra lán mioscaise, thug sé freagra an-ghangaideachout of sheer spite, I didn't give them the moneyle tréan oilc, níor thug mé an t-airgead dóibh; le bearrán orthu, níor thug mé an t-airgead dóibh2 verb harm deliberately TRANSITIVEto do sth to spite sbrud a dhéanamh le holc a chur ar dhuine, rud a dhéanamh le bearrán ar dhuine, rud a dhéanamh ar dhuine le teann oilc
phrases
in spite of
in ainneoin c m ud'ainneoin c m uin spite of losing, we were quite happyd'ainneoin gur chailleamar, bhíomar sásta go leorin spite of their differences, they worked well togethertríd an súiche ar fad, d'oibrigh siad go maith le chéile
in spite of yourself
de d'ainneoin féinde do bhuíochas féinhe had to laugh in spite of himselfbhí air gáire a dhéanamh dá ainneoin féin, b'éigean dó gáire dá bhuíochas féin
old spite
there's old spite between themtá seanrud eatarthu, tá nimh san fheoil acu dá chéile, tá spaidhteanna feamainne acu dá chéile
