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1 envy
I ['envɪ]nome invidia f., gelosia f.II ['envɪ]to be the envy of sb. — fare invidia a qcn
verbo transitivo invidiareto envy sb. sth. — invidiare a qcn. qcs
* * *['envi] 1. noun(a feeling of discontent at another's good fortune or success: She could not conceal her envy of me / at my success.) invidia2. verb1) (to feel envy towards (someone): He envied me; She envied him his money.) invidiare2) (to feel envy because of: I've always envied that dress of yours.) invidiare•- enviable- envious
- the envy of* * *['ɛnvɪ]1. nher new car was the envy of all the neighbours — la sua macchina nuova era l'invidia di tutto il vicinato
2. vt* * *envy /ˈɛnvɪ/n. [u]1 invidia: They have ( o feel) a wild envy of their eldest brother, hanno (o provano) una fortissima invidia per il fratello maggiore; envy at sb.'s good luck [success], invidia della fortuna [del successo] di q.; out of envy, per pura invidia● to be green with envy, essere verde d'invidia.(to) envy /ˈɛnvɪ/v. t.invidiare: I don't envy you this difficult task, davvero non t'invidio questo tuo difficile compito; Such people are to be envied, gente siffatta è degna d'invidia (o è da invidiare).* * *I ['envɪ]nome invidia f., gelosia f.II ['envɪ]to be the envy of sb. — fare invidia a qcn
verbo transitivo invidiareto envy sb. sth. — invidiare a qcn. qcs
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