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German Translation of “gloat”

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gloat (ɡləʊt Pronunciation for gloat ) 

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intransitive verb

    1. (with pride at oneself) sich großtun (over, about mit)
    2. (over sb's misfortune or failure) sich hämisch freuen (over, about über + accusative)
     ⇒ there's no need to gloat (over me)! das ist kein Grund zur Schadenfreude!

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= relish, triumph, glory, crow, revel in, vaunt, drool, exult, rub your hands

'gloat' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: regozijar
  • Chinese: > 洋洋得意对自己的成功
  • European Spanish: regodearse
  • French: se rengorger
  • German: sich brüsten
  • Italian: gongolare
  • Japanese: ほくそえむ
  • Korean: 흡족해하다
  • Portuguese: regozijar
  • Spanish: regodearse

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