rencoroso
/renkoɾoso/from spelling rules
The English word spiteful is translated into Spanish as rencoroso.
The word rencoroso is used to describe someone who is filled with spite.
Meaning: filled with spite (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The adjective rencoroso is derived from the noun rencor, which means resentment or spite.
Which one should you use?
While rencoroso implies a person holding onto a grudge or resentment, the word malvado implies a more general sense of being wicked or evil.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective rencoroso changes its ending to rencorosa to agree with a feminine subject. The adjective becomes rencorosos when describing a masculine plural subject and rencorosas when describing a feminine plural subject.
How do you pronounce it?
/renkoɾoso/
Did you know?
- While rencoroso is a general term for spite, Spanish has the specific word despechado to describe the particular kind of spite that follows a romantic betrayal.
- Calling someone rencoroso can be a severe social critique in many Spanish-speaking cultures because it implies a fundamental lack of emotional maturity.
- In Spanish, rencor refers to a deep-seated and long-lasting feeling, whereas rabia is used for the sudden and hot flash of spiteful anger.
Examples in context
- Es rencoroso.He's spiteful.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of rencoroso to describe a person.Tatoeba #12275514 by JSKabylie15, translation #12275804 by Miktsoanit
- No seas tan rencoroso con él.Don't be so spiteful towards him.
- Su comentario fue muy rencoroso.His comment was very spiteful.
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are talking about an old friend.
- AlejandroJuan sigue enojado por lo que pasó.Juan is still angry about what happened.
- LucíaSí, él siempre ha sido muy rencoroso.Yes, he has always been very spiteful.
- AlejandroDebería perdonarnos y olvidar el problema.He should forgive us and forget the problem.
- LucíaLo sé, pero así es su personalidad.I know, but that's just his personality.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
