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1 envidia
f.1 envy.tener envidia de to envy2 sour grapes.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: envidiar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: envidiar.* * *1 envy\dar envidia to make enviousmorirse de envidia figurado to be green with envytener envidia de algo/alguien to envy something/somebody* * *noun f.envy, jealousy* * *SF envy, jealousyes pura envidia — it's sheer o pure envy o jealousy, he's just jealous
con este vestido serás la envidia de todas tus amigas — with that dress you'll be the envy of all your friends
¡qué envidia me da verte tan contenta! — I'm so envious o jealous seeing you so happy!
dar envidia a algn — to make sb envious o jealous
tener envidia a algn — to envy sb, be jealous of sb
- si la envidia fuera tiña cuántos tiñosos habría* * *femenino envy, jealousyle da envidia que yo saque mejores notas — he's envious o jealous because I get better marks
me muero de envidia — I'm green with envy
* * *= envy.Ex. Envy and jealousy, particularly regarding salaries and job status, will not help librarians to stay competitive in the 21st century.----* desprecio por envidia = sour grapes.* envidia del mundo, la = world's envy, the.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.* sentir envidia de = be envious of.* tener envidia de = envy.* * *femenino envy, jealousyle da envidia que yo saque mejores notas — he's envious o jealous because I get better marks
me muero de envidia — I'm green with envy
* * *= envy.Ex: Envy and jealousy, particularly regarding salaries and job status, will not help librarians to stay competitive in the 21st century.
* desprecio por envidia = sour grapes.* envidia del mundo, la = world's envy, the.* ¡muérete de envidia! = eat your heart out!.* ponerse amarillo de envidia = turn + green with envy.* sentir envidia = feel + jealous.* sentir envidia de = be envious of.* tener envidia de = envy.* * *envy, jealousyle da envidia que su hermano saque mejores notas he's envious o jealous because his brother gets better marksle tienes envidia you are jealous of himsiente envidia de su belleza/sus éxitos she envies them their beauty/successme muero de envidia I'm green with envy¡qué envidia! I'm so jealous!, I'm green with envy ( colloq)su casa es la envidia del pueblo her house is the envy of (everyone in) the village¡la envidia te carcome or corroe! you're just jealous!si la envidia fuera tiña, cuántos tiñosos habría if envy were a fever, all mankind would be sick* * *
Del verbo envidiar: ( conjugate envidiar)
envidia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
envidia
envidiar
envidia sustantivo femenino
envy, jealousy;◊ le da envidia que yo vaya he's envious o jealous because I'm going;
le tienes envidia you are jealous of him;
me muero de envidia I'm green with envy;
¡qué envidia! I'm so jealous!
envidiar ( conjugate envidiar) verbo transitivo
to envy;
envidiale algo a algn to envy sb sth
envidia sustantivo femenino envy: me da envidia la casa que tenéis, I envy you your house
me tiene envidia, she's jealous of me
envidiar verbo transitivo to envy: tu comida no tiene nada que envidiar a la de mi madre, your cooking is every bit as good as my mother's
' envidia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pelusa
- pelusilla
- carcomer
- consumir
- de
- dejar
- rabiar
English:
begrudge
- envious
- envy
- green
- jealous
- jealousy
* * *envidia nfenvy, jealousy;¿pretendes darme envidia? are you trying to make me jealous?;¡qué envidia me das al verte tan feliz con tu hijo! it makes me really envious seeing you so happy with your son!;tener envidia de algo to envy sth;tenía envidia de nuestro éxito she was envious of our success;tiene envidia de su hermano, le tiene envidia a su hermano he's jealous of his brother;siento una envidia sana por él I'm envious but I feel very happy for him;eres la envidia de todas las chicas you're the envy of all the girls;Famse lo comía la envidia al ver el éxito de sus rivales he was consumed with jealousy o envy when he saw his rivals' success;Fammorirse de envidia to be green with envy* * *f envy, jealousy;me da envidia I’m envious o jealous;tener envidia a alguien de algo envy s.o. sth* * *envidia nf: envy, jealousy* * *envidia n envy -
2 carcomer
v.1 to eat away at (also figurative).Esta duda carcome mi mente This doubt eats away at my mind.2 to corrode, to gnaw, to bite, to eat away.El mar carcome la madera The sea corrodes the wood.* * *1 (roer) to eat away1 figurado to be consumed (de, with), be eaten up (de, with)* * *1. VT1) [+ madera] to eat into, eat away2) [+ salud] to undermine2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) carcoma to eat away (at)b) < salud> to underminelos celos/la envidia le carcomían — he was eaten up o consumed with jealousy/envy
un vicio que carcome las bases de nuestra sociedad — a vice which eats away at the fabric of our society
* * *= corrode, gnaw (at), consume, eat away at.Ex. At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.Ex. The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.* * *verbo transitivoa) carcoma to eat away (at)b) < salud> to underminelos celos/la envidia le carcomían — he was eaten up o consumed with jealousy/envy
un vicio que carcome las bases de nuestra sociedad — a vice which eats away at the fabric of our society
* * *= corrode, gnaw (at), consume, eat away at.Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.
Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.* * *carcomer [E1 ]vt1«carcoma»: la pata de la mesa está totalmente carcomida the table leg is completely worm-eaten o is riddled with woodworm2 «cáncer» to riddleel cáncer le ha carcomido los pulmones his lungs are riddled with cancer3 «envidia» to consumelos celos le carcomían las entrañas he was eaten up o consumed with jealousyes una duda que me carcome it is something that constantly preys on my mind* * *
carcomer ( conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo
carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred
* * *♦ vt1. [madera] to eat away at2. [persona] to eat away at;la enfermedad está carcomiendo su salud the sickness is eating away at his health;le carcome la envidia he's eaten up with envy;me carcome una duda there's a doubt niggling away at me* * *v/t eat away; fig: de envidia eat away at, consume* * *carcomer vt: to eat away at, to consume -
3 eat up
v.• arrebañar v.1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( finish) \<\<meal/food\>\> comerse2) v + adv ( finish meal) terminar (de comer)3) v + adv + o ( consume) \<\<fuel/electricity\>\> consumir, gastar4) v + o + adv \<\<curiosity/ambition\>\> consumirshe's eaten up with envy — la envidia la carcome, la consume la envidia
1.VT + ADV [+ food] comerse2.VI + ADVeat up! — ¡venga, come!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( finish) \<\<meal/food\>\> comerse2) v + adv ( finish meal) terminar (de comer)3) v + adv + o ( consume) \<\<fuel/electricity\>\> consumir, gastar4) v + o + adv \<\<curiosity/ambition\>\> consumirshe's eaten up with envy — la envidia la carcome, la consume la envidia
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4 carcoma
f.1 woodworm (insect).2 wood dust (polvo).3 deathwatch beetle, deathwatch.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: carcomer.* * *1 (insecto) woodworm2 (polvo) wood dust3 figurado plague* * *SF1) (=insecto) woodworm2) (=preocupación) anxiety, perpetual worry* * *a) (Zool) woodwormb) (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *= woodworm.Ex. Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.* * *a) (Zool) woodwormb) (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *= woodworm.Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
* * *1 ( Zool) woodworm2 (preocupación, ansiedad) anxiety* * *
Del verbo carcomer: ( conjugate carcomer)
carcoma es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
carcoma
carcomer
carcoma sustantivo femenino (Zool) woodworm
carcomer ( conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo
carcoma sustantivo femenino Zool woodworm
carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred
' carcoma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carcomer
English:
woodworm
- wood
* * *carcoma nf1. [insecto] woodworm2. [polvo] wood dust3. [preocupación] anxiety, grief* * *f ZO woodworm -
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Del verbo carcomer: ( conjugate carcomer) \ \
carcoma es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: carcoma carcomer
carcoma sustantivo femenino (Zool) woodworm
carcomer ( conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo
carcoma sustantivo femenino Zool woodworm
carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred ' carcoma' also found in these entries: Spanish: carcomer English: woodworm - wood -
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carcomer ( conjugate carcomer) verbo transitivo
carcomer verbo transitivo to eat away (at): el odio le carcome, he's eaten up with hatred
См. также в других словарях:
carcomer — verbo transitivo 1. Destruir (la carcoma) [la madera]: La carcoma me ha destruido una puerta del pueblo. Este libro está completamente carcomido. 2. Destruir (una cosa) … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
