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1 envious
['envɪəs]to be envious of sb., sth. — essere invidioso di qcn., qcs.
to make sb. envious — suscitare l'invidia di qcn
* * ** * *envious /ˈɛnvɪəs/a.invidioso: to be envious of another person's good fortune, essere invidioso della buona fortuna altrui; an envious glance, un'occhiata d'invidiaenviously avv. enviousness n. [u].* * *['envɪəs]to be envious of sb., sth. — essere invidioso di qcn., qcs.
to make sb. envious — suscitare l'invidia di qcn
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2 envious en·vi·ous adj
['ɛnvɪəs]envious (of sb/sth) — invidioso (-a) (di qn/qc)
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3 jealous
['dʒeləs]to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn
* * *['‹eləs]1) ((with of) feeling or showing envy: She is jealous of her sister.) invidioso2) (having feelings of dislike for any possible rivals (especially in love): a jealous husband.) geloso•- jealousy* * *['dʒeləs]to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn
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4 enviously
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5 enviousness
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6 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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Envious — En vi*ous, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf. {Invidious}.] 1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
envious — envious, jealous, though not close synonyms, are comparable because both carry as their basic meaning that of grudging another s possession of something desirable. Envious stresses a coveting of something (as riches, possessions, or attainments)… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
envious — c.1300, from Anglo Fr. envious, O.Fr. envieus (13c.), earlier envidius (12c., Mod.Fr. envieux), from L. invidiosus full of envy (Cf. Sp. envidioso, It. invidioso, Port. invejoso), from invidia (see ENVY (Cf. envy)). Related: Enviously; … Etymology dictionary
envious — index jealous, resentful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
envious — [adj] jealous, resentful appetent, aspiring, begrudging, coveting, covetous, craving, desiring, desirous, distrustful, fain, grasping, greedy, green eyed*, green with envy*, grudging, hankering, invidious, jaundiced, longing for, malicious,… … New thesaurus
envious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ feeling or showing envy. DERIVATIVES enviously adverb … English terms dictionary
envious — [en′vē əs] adj. [ME < OFr envieus < L invidiosus < invidia, ENVY] 1. characterized by envy; feeling, showing, or resulting from envy 2. Obs. a) emulous b) enviable enviously adv. enviousness n … English World dictionary
envious — [[t]e̱nviəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n If you are envious of someone, you want something that they have. I don t think I m envious of your success... Do I sound envious? I pity them, actually. ...envious thoughts. Derived words: enviously ADV… … English dictionary
envious — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ She tried not to appear envious. ▪ become … Collocations dictionary
envious — en|vi|ous [ˈenviəs] adj wanting something that someone else has →↑jealous envious of ▪ Colleagues were envious of her success. ▪ envious looks >enviously adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
envious — en|vi|ous [ enviəs ] adjective unhappy because you want very much to do something that someone else does or have something that they have: He saw their envious glances and felt distinctly uncomfortable. envious of: He was envious of the local… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English