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Russian word of the day: Назло

Nov 21, 2017 (see all)
назло́
[ naz-ló ]
out of spite

Examples

  • Почему́ ты всегда́ всё де́лаешь назло́?

    pa-chee-mú ty vseeg-dá fsyo dyé-la-eesh naz-ló

    Why do you always do everything out of spite?

  • Как назло́, как то́лько мы вы́шли из до́ма, на́чался си́льный ли́вень.

    kak naz-ló, kak tól'-ka my výsh-lee eez dó-ma, na-cheel-syá séel'-nyî lée-vyen'

    As if it was to spite us, as soon as we left the house, a heavy downpour began.

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Same stem words

злоумы́шленник [zla-u-mýsh-leen-neek] Noun , masculine
plotter, malefactor, deliberate criminal, evil-doer
anger, spite
angry; wicked, evil; malicious, spiteful, mean
злопа́мятный [zla-pá-myat-nyi] Adjective
vindictive, rancorous, unforgiving

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