el rencor

resentment, grudge

r e n ˈk o ɾ
noun · masculine Rare #28,640
resentment, grudge Often used in the phrase guardar rencor, “to hold a grudge.”
SP: No le guardo rencor.
EN: I don't hold a grudge against him.
Declension of rencor
rencorrencores

Por puro rencor, nunca me acerqué a él.

Out of pure spite, I never went near him.

— Manon des sources (1986)

No es propio de Tom tener rencor.

It's not like Tom to hold a grudge.

Le guardé rencor por eso, por no dejarme decidir por mí mismo.

I resented him for that, for not letting me decide for myself.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Tom no es de los que guardan rencor.

Tom is not one to hold grudges.

¡Sin rencor!

No hard feelings!

Esta vida, no en vano, ni en rencor.

This life, not in vain, nor in resentment.

— Acantilado Rojo (2008)

Un rencor vivo.

A deep-seated grudge.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Ya ni rencor le queda.

There isn't even any resentment left.

— El hoyo (2019)

Ahora que me posees un poco me guardas rencor.

Now that you possess me a little, you hold a grudge against me.

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

¿Le tiene rencor al granjero?

Does he hold a grudge against the farmer?

— Tren bala (2022)

Si añades tu rencor, puedes echarlo todo a perder.

If you add your resentment, you can ruin everything.

— El tigre y el dragón (2000)

Me alegra que ya no le guardes rencor.

I'm glad you don't hold a grudge against him anymore.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

¿Cómo guarda rencor una ciruela?

How does a plum hold a grudge?

— Tren bala (2022)