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1 ENVY
• Better be envied than pitied - Лучше жить в зависти, чем в жалости (Л)• Envy and covetousness are never satisfied - Завистливые глаза всегда не сыты (3)• Envy does not enter an empty house - Где несчастье, там зависти нет (H)• Envy eats nothing but its own heart - Железо ржа съедает, а завистливый от зависти сохнет (Ж)• Envy envies itself - Железо ржа съедает, а завистливый от зависти сохнет (Ж)• Envy has no holiday - Завистливые глаза всегда не сыты (3)• Envy is a two - edged sword - Железо ржа съедает, а завистливый от зависти сохнет (Ж)• Envy never enriched any man - В зависти нет ни проку, ни радости (B)• Envy never has a holiday - Завистливые глаза всегда не сыты (3)• Envy shoots at others and wounds itself - Железо ржа съедает, а завистливый от зависти сохнет (Ж) -
2 Лучше жить в зависти, чем в жалости
It is better when people are jealous of your success than sorry for youVar.: Лучше быть у других в зависти, нежели самому в кручинеCf: Better be envied than pitied (Am., Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Лучше жить в зависти, чем в жалости
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3 лучше вызывать зависть, чем жалость
Set phrase: better be envied than pitiedУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > лучше вызывать зависть, чем жалость
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4 лучше жить в зависти, чем в жалости
Set phrase: better be envied than pitied (дословно: Лучше вызывать в людях зависть, чем жалость)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > лучше жить в зависти, чем в жалости
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5 invidia
f envy* * *invidia s.f. envy: per invidia, out of envy; sguardi d'invidia, envious looks; fare invidia, to be envied (o to arouse envy): fare invidia a qlcu., to make s.o. envious; suscitare invidia, to excite envy; nutrire, provare invidia per qlcu., to envy s.o. (o to feel envy for s.o.); un'abbronzatura che fa invidia, an enviable tan; ha una salute da fare invidia, his good health is to be envied; essere roso dall'invidia, to be eaten up with envy; essere verde d'invidia, to be green with envy // è meglio fare invidia che pietà, (prov.) (it is) better to be envied than pitied.* * *[in'vidja]sostantivo femminile envyprovare invidia per qcn. — to envy sb.
suscitare l'invidia di qcn. — to make sb. envious
••* * *invidia/in'vidja/sostantivo f.envy; morire d'invidia to be sick with envy; provare invidia per qcn. to envy sb.; suscitare l'invidia di qcn. to make sb. envious; ricco da fare invidia enviably rich\essere verde per l'invidia to be green with envy. -
6 pitié
pitié [pitje]feminine nouna. ( = compassion) pityb. ( = miséricorde) pity• par pitié ! for pity's sake!* * *pitjeavoir pitié de quelqu'un — ( plaindre) to feel sorry for somebody; ( se montrer charitable) to take pity on somebody
ayez pitié de nous! — ( soyez bon) take ou have pity on us!; ( épargnez-nous) have mercy on us!
sans pitié — [vainqueur] merciless, pitiless; [huer, critiquer] mercilessly; [concurrence] ruthless
par pitié, tais-toi! — for pity's sake, be quiet!
* * *pitje nfsans pitié — pitiless, merciless
il me fait pitié — I pity him, I feel sorry for him
avoir pitié de (= compassion) — to pity, to feel sorry for, (= clémence) to have pity on
* * *pitié nf1 ( compassion) pity; ( indulgence) pity, mercy; éprouver or avoir de la pitié pour qn to feel pity for sb, to pity sb; avoir pitié de qn ( plaindre) to feel sorry for sb; ( se montrer charitable) to take pity on sb; ayez pitié de nous! ( soyez bon) take ou have pity on us!; ( épargnez-nous) have mercy on us!; prendre qn en pitié to take pity on sb; faire pitié à qn, inspirer de la pitié à qn to fill sb with pity; il me fait pitié I feel sorry for him; il fait pitié (à voir) he's a pitiful sight; maigre à faire pitié pitifully thin; ça fait pitié de voir ça it's pitiful to see that; ça me fait pitié de la voir dans cet état it makes me sad to see her in that state; c'est (grand) pitié qu'il ait abandonné it's a (great) pity that he gave up; sans pitié [vainqueur] merciless, pitiless; [huer, critiquer] mercilessly; [concurrence] ruthless; un monde sans pitié a cruel world; par pitié, tais-toi! for pity's sake, be quiet!; pitié! ( grâce) (have) mercy!; ( ça suffit)○ for pity's sake!; pitié pour nos forêts/la nature! save our forests/the environment!; pitié pour mes pauvres oreilles! think of my poor ears!;2 ( avec mépris) pity; sourire de pitié pitying smile; regarder qn avec pitié to look pityingly at sb.il vaut mieux faire envie que pitié Prov it's better to be envied than pitied.[pitje] nom féminin1. [compassion] pityavoir pitié de quelqu'un to feel pity for ou to pity somebodya. [sens premier] you look awful!b. [avec mépris] you're pitiful!la pièce? c'était à faire pitié the play? it was a wretched ou pitiful performance2. [désolation] pityquelle pitié!, c'est une pitié! what a pity!————————[pitje] interjectionb. [avec agacement] for pity's sake!————————sans pitié locution adjectivalea. [jurés] they showed no mercyb. [terroristes] they were ruthless -
7 φθόνος
φθόνος, ὁ,A ill-will or malice, esp. envy or jealousy of the good fortune of others (Pl.Def. 416b, Arist.Rh. 1387b22), Pi.O.8.55, etc.; through envy,Hdt.
3.30, 9.71; opp. εὔνοια, Pl.Lg. 635b; opp. ἔπαινος, Lys.24.1; ἴσχει ὄλβος φθόνον incurs envy, Pi.P.11.29, cf. Isoc.5.68;φθόνον πρὸς ἀστῶν ἀλφάνουσι E.Med. 297
;φθόνῳ χρῆσθαι πρὸς τὰ παιδικά Pl.Phdr. 253b
; κρέσσων οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος better to be envied than pitied ! Pi.P.1.85, cf. And.2.6;πρὸς γὰρ τὸν ἔχονθ' ὁ φ. ἕρπει S.Aj. 157
(anap.), cf. OT 382;ἐς τἀπίσημα δ' ὁ φ. πηδᾶν φιλεῖ E.Fr. 294
; φ. συνεστιώμενος, of wealth, Secund.Sent.9;φ. [ἐστὶ] τοῖς ζῶσι πρὸς τὸ ἀντίπαλον Th.2.45
;κατὰ φθόνον A.Eu. 686
, Pl.Grg. 457d; (lyr.);διὰ φθόνον Ep.Phil.1.15
: c. gen. objecti, envy for, jealousy of,τῶν πεπραγμένων Lys.2.48
; φθόνον δὲ σωμάτων ἕξει θεός i.e. will grudge, deny, A.Pr. 859: c. gen. subj., envy or jealousy felt by another, Pl.Hp.Ma. 282a; alsoφ. ἐφ' ἑτέροις Plu.2.39e
, etc.;εἴς τινα AP6.257
(Antiphil.);πρός τινα Luc.Rh.Pr.22
: pl., envyings, jealousies, heartburnings, Isoc. 15.163, Pl.Lg. 679c, 801e, etc.b a cause for indignation, a reproach,ἀποκτείνειν φθόνος [ἐστὶ] γυναῖκας E.Hec. 288
.2 esp. jealousy of the gods (cf.φθονερός 1.2
),θεῶν φ. A.Pers. 362
, Ag. 947;φ. μὴ γένοιτό τις θεῶν E.Alc. 1135
: hence abs.,τὸν φ. δὲ πρόσκυσον S.Ph. 776
;εὐλαβούμενος φθόνον D.18.305
.II refusal from feelings of ill-will or envy, grudging, φθόνος μὲν οὐδεὶς .. A.Pr. 628; οὐδεὶς φ. or φ. οὐδείς, c. inf., said in granting a request willingly,ἃ τυγχάνω ἀκηκοώς, φ. οὐδεὶς λέγειν Pl.Phd. 61d
;οὐδεὶς.. φ. αὐτῷ διελθεῖν αὐτά Id.Sph. 217a
, cf. b. Lg. 641d, 664a.
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