spite in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.spite [Am spaɪt, Brit spʌɪt] N U

II.spite [Am spaɪt, Brit spʌɪt] VB trans

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she remained poker-faced in spite of all my jokes
siguió tan impasible a pesar de mis bromas
she remained poker-faced in spite of all my jokes
siguió con cara de póker a pesar de mis bromas inf
in spite of the difficulties, he continued undaunted
a pesar de las dificultades, siguió adelante impertérrito or sin desanimarse
in spite of its many obscurities …
a pesar de los muchos puntos oscuros …
for or in spite of all his faults
a pesar de todos sus defectos

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despecho
spite
se casó con él por despecho
she married him out of spite
a despecho de las críticas
despite o in spite of all the criticism
no obstante phrase prep (a pesar de)
in spite of
no obstante las protestas
in spite of o despite the protests
encono (rencor)
spite
pese al cargo que ocupa se comporta con gran sencillez
in spite of his position he behaves with great modesty o in a very unassuming way
insistió en salir a pesar de estar enfermo
he insisted on going out despite being ill o in spite of being ill
a pesar de todo, prefiere quedarse
in spite of o despite everything she prefers to stay
a pesar de los pesares inf
in spite of everything

spite in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spite in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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spite Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do sth out of spite
hacer algo por despecho
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face prov
tirar piedras contra su propio tejado fig
to cut off one's nose to spite one's face prov
sacarse un ojo por tal de ver ciego a otro Cuba fig
to do sth from spite
hacer algo por despecho
in spite of
a pesar de
in spite of everyone
a despecho de todos
in spite of the fact that he is rich
a pesar (del hecho) de que sea rico
the criticism is full of spite
la crítica destila mala leche
in spite of everything, he/she wants to try it
a pesar de todo lo quiere intentar
in spite of everything it would be better for you to go
de todos modos es mejor que te vayas
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Working in the same manner to reassure the souls and edify the morals, in spite of the persecutions which were fierce at the time.
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In spite of her age, she is vigorous and hard-working.
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The study concluded that in spite of moderate evidence for publication bias, there is strong evidence that the efficacy of amitriptyline is superior to placebo.
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In spite of their hatred for each other, their sparring is kept on a strictly verbal level.
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Founded in 2007, it managed to grow and expand in spite of adverse economic conditions.
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In spite of this, plants have been found in the wild with heights of over 2 meters.
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In spite of giving up on the device in 1942, bureaucratic inertia meant they were supplied as standard equipment until 1944.
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In spite of the drug's high efficacy, 20% of tumors still develop resistance to the treatment.
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In spite of the heat, the canal was excavated to a depth of 13 ft and a width of 18 ft.
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In most venues, the clubs took steps to either extend the stands around, or to build spite fences to block the view.
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