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in the PONS Dictionary

I. spite [spaɪt] N no pl

1. spite (desire to hurt):

spite
Bosheit f <-, -en>
to do sth from [or out of]spite
etw aus Bosheit tun

2. spite (despite):

in spite of sth
trotz einer S. gen
it's raining but in spite of that, I think we should go on our picnic
es regnet zwar, aber ich finde, wir sollten trotzdem picknicken gehen
in spite of oneself
unwillkürlich

II. spite [spaɪt] VB trans

to spite sb
jdn ärgern

Phrases:

to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
sich dat ins eigene Fleisch schneiden
Present
Ispite
youspite
he/she/itspites
wespite
youspite
theyspite
Past
Ispited
youspited
he/she/itspited
wespited
youspited
theyspited
Present Perfect
Ihavespited
youhavespited
he/she/ithasspited
wehavespited
youhavespited
theyhavespited
Past Perfect
Ihadspited
youhadspited
he/she/ithadspited
wehadspited
youhadspited
theyhadspited
See further verb tables