regodearse

pron.v.

1 to take pleasure or delight.

2 to gloat, to be delighted, to groove.

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regodearse

► verbo pronominal

1 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

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VPR

1)

regodearse con o en algo — to gloat over sth

2) LAm * (=ser exigente) to be fussy, be hard to please

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verbo pronominal

1) (complacerse) to delight in, take great delight in

regodearse EN or CON algo — to delight in something, gloat over something

2) (Chi) (al elegir) to hesitate

haber para regodearse — (Chi)

hay comida para regodearse — there's plenty of food

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= gloat.

Ex. Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.

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verbo pronominal

1) (complacerse) to delight in, take great delight in

regodearse EN or CON algo — to delight in something, gloat over something

2) (Chi) (al elegir) to hesitate

haber para regodearse — (Chi)

hay comida para regodearse — there's plenty of food

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= gloat.

Ex: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.

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regodearse [A1 ]

v pron

A (refocilarse, complacerse) to delight in, take great delight in

se regodea contando chistes de mal gusto he delights o takes great delight in telling dirty jokes

regodearse EN or CON algo to delight IN sth, gloat OVER sth

se regodea en or con la desgracia ajena she delights in o gloats over other peoples' misfortunes

B (Chi) (al elegir) to hesitate

haber para regodearse (Chi): hay comida para regodearse there's plenty of food

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regodearse (conjugate regodearse) verbo pronominal

a) (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 sth

b) (Chi) (al elegir) to hesitate

regodearse vr fam to (take) delight [con, in]
'regodearse' also found in these entries:
English:
gloat
- wallow
- glory

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regodearse vpr

to take delight (en o con in);

se regodea en o [m5]con las desgracias ajenas he takes delight in other people's misfortunes

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regodearse

v/r gloat (con over), delight (en in)