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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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2 the envy of
(something envied by: Her piano-playing was the envy of her sisters.) l'invidia di
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envied — envied; un·envied; … English syllables
Envied — Envy En vy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Envying}.] [F. envier.] 1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
envied — en·vy || envɪ n. jealousy, desire for something which belongs to another v. be jealous, desire something which belongs to another … English contemporary dictionary
envied — 1) veined 2) endive … Anagrams dictionary
envied — past of envy … Useful english dictionary
envied him — was jealous of him … English contemporary dictionary
better be envied than pitied — Cf. PINDAR Pythian Odes I. 163 κρέσσων γὰρ οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος, envy is stronger than pity; HERODOTUS Hist. iii. 52 φθονέεσθαι κρέσσον ἐστὶ ἢ οἰκτείρεσθαι, it is better to be envied than to be pitied; mid 15th cent. Fr. trop plus vaut estre envié… … Proverbs new dictionary
was jealous of — envied … English contemporary dictionary
Envy — En vy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Envying}.] [F. envier.] 1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another s excellence … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Envying — Envy En vy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Envying}.] [F. envier.] 1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of stories within One Thousand and One Nights — This article provides a list of stories within Richard Francis Burton s translation of One Thousand and One Nights . Burton s first ten volumes were published between 1885 and 1886. The Supplemental Nights were published between 1886 and 1888 as… … Wikipedia
