- regodearse
- pron.v.1 to take pleasure or delight.2 to gloat, to be delighted, to groove.* * *regodearse► verbo pronominal1 familiar to delight (en/con, in), take pleasure (en/con, in)■ se regodea con el dolor ajeno he takes pleasure in other's people's sorrow* * *VPR1)
regodearse con o en algo — to gloat over sth
2) LAm * (=ser exigente) to be fussy, be hard to please* * *verbo pronominal1) (complacerse) to delight in, take great delight inregodearse EN or CON algo — to delight in something, gloat over something
2) (Chi) (al elegir) to hesitatehaber para regodearse — (Chi)
hay comida para regodearse — there's plenty of food
* * *= gloat.Ex. Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.* * *verbo pronominal1) (complacerse) to delight in, take great delight inregodearse EN or CON algo — to delight in something, gloat over something
2) (Chi) (al elegir) to hesitatehaber para regodearse — (Chi)
hay comida para regodearse — there's plenty of food
* * *= gloat.Ex: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.
* * *regodearse [A1 ]v pronA (refocilarse, complacerse) to delight in, take great delight inse regodea contando chistes de mal gusto he delights o takes great delight in telling dirty jokesregodearse EN or CON algo to delight IN sth, gloat OVER sthse regodea en or con la desgracia ajena she delights in o gloats over other peoples' misfortunesB (Chi) (al elegir) to hesitatehaber para regodearse (Chi): hay comida para regodearse there's plenty of food* * *
regodearse (conjugate regodearse) verbo pronominala) (complacerse) to delight in, take great delight in;◊ se regodea haciéndeme sufrir he delights in making me suffer;
regodearse EN or CON algo to delight in sth, gloat over sthb) (Chi) (al elegir) to hesitate
regodearse vr fam to (take) delight [con, in]
'regodearse' also found in these entries:
English:
gloat
- wallow
- glory
* * *regodearse vprto take delight (en o con in);se regodea en o [m5]con las desgracias ajenas he takes delight in other people's misfortunes* * *regodearsev/r gloat (con over), delight (en in)
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.