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2 enviable en·vi·able adj
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4 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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enviable — [ ɑ̃vjabl ] adj. • fin XIVe, rare av. 1830; de envier ♦ Qui est digne d envie; que l on peut envier. ⇒ désirable, souhaitable, tentant. Une situation, une position enviable. Un sort peu enviable. L homme d action leur « apparaissait comme un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Enviable — En vi*a*ble, a. [From {Envy}.] Fitted to excite envy; capable of awakening an ardent desire to posses or to resemble. [1913 Webster] One of most enviable of human beings. Macaulay. {En vi*a*ble*ness}, n. {En vi*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enviable — index meritorious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
enviable — c.1600, from ENVY (Cf. envy) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Enviably … Etymology dictionary
enviable — [adj] desired, blessed advantageous, covetable, desirable, excellent, favored, fortunate, good, lucky, privileged, superior, welcome; concept 574 Ant. disadvantaged, undesirable, undesired, unenviable, unfavored, unlucky … New thesaurus
enviable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ arousing or likely to arouse envy. DERIVATIVES enviably adverb … English terms dictionary
enviable — [en′vē ə bəl] adj. good enough to be envied or desired enviably adv … English World dictionary
enviable — (an vi a bl ) adj. Digne d envie ; que l on peut envier ; à qui l on peut porter envie. Bien enviable. Personne enviable. HISTORIQUE XVe s. • Envieuse non enviable, EUST. DESCH. Poésies mss. dans LACURNE. ÉTYMOLOGIE Envier … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
enviable — [[t]e̱nviəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You describe something such as a quality as enviable when someone else has it and you wish that you had it too. Japan, unlike other big economies, is in the enviable position of having a budget surplus … English dictionary
enviable — en|vi|a|ble [ˈenviəbəl] adj an enviable quality, position, or possession is good and other people would like to have it ▪ Now he was in the enviable position of not having to work for a living. >enviably adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
enviable — adjective an enviable quality, position, or possession is good and other people would like to have it: Now he was in the enviable position of not having to work for a living. enviably adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English