green-eyed monster in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for green-eyed monster in the English»French Dictionary

green-eyed monster N

the green-eyed monster

la jalousie

Translations for green-eyed monster in the English»French Dictionary

I.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin] N

1. green (colour):

green

vert m

I've seen that dress in green

j'ai vu la même robe en vert

dressed in green

vêtu de vert or habillé en vert

a shade of green

une nuance de vert

several different greens

plusieurs verts différents

a cool/pretty green

un vert frais/délicat

2. green (in snooker):

the green

la bille verte

3. green:

green (grassy area)

espace m vert

green (vegetation)

verdure f

a strip of green

une bande de gazon

4. green:

green (in bowling)

boulingrin m (terrain gazonné pour le jeu de boules)

green (in golf)

green m

5. green:

green ECOL, POL

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts

6. green Am (money):

green inf

fric m inf

green inf

argent m

II.greens N npl

1. greens Brit (vegetables):

greens

légumes mpl verts

eat up your greens!

mange tes légumes!

2. greens Am (greenery):

greens

verdure f

Christmas greens

verdure f (décorative) de Noël

III.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin] ADJ

1. green (in colour):

green

vert

to go or turn green traffic lights:

passer au vert

to go or turn green walls:

verdir

to go or turn green fig person:

verdir, devenir vert

to paint/colour/dye sth green

peindre/colorier/teindre qc en vert

2. green (with vegetation):

green countryside, valley

verdoyant

3. green (not ready):

green fruit, wood, tobacco

vert

4. green FOOD:

green bacon

non fumé

5. green (naïve):

green

naïf/naïve

I'm not as green as you think I am

je ne suis pas aussi naïf que tu (le) crois

6. green (inexperienced):

green

novice

7. green:

green ECOL, POL policies, candidate, issues

écologiste

green (ecologically sound) marketing, washing-powder

écologique

8. green ECON (in EU):

green currency, pound, euro

vert

9. green (off-colour):

green inf

patraque inf

IV.green [Brit ɡriːn, Am ɡrin]

to have green fingers Brit , to have a green thumb Am

avoir la main verte

to give sb/sth the green light

donner le feu vert à qn/qc

I.monster [Brit ˈmɒnstə, Am ˈmɑnstər] N lit, fig

monster

monstre m

sea monster

monstre marin

II.monster [Brit ˈmɒnstə, Am ˈmɑnstər] ADJ attr

monster

géant

green-eyed monster in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for green-eyed monster in the English»French Dictionary

I.green [gri:n] ADJ

1. green (color):

green

vert(e)

greyish-green eyes

des yeux gris-vert

2. green (ecological):

green product, policies, issues

écologique

green person, vote, party

écologiste

Phrases:

to have green fingers Brit, Aus

avoir la main verte

it makes him green with envy

ça le fait pâlir d'envie

II.green [gri:n] N

1. green no pl (colour):

green

vert m

2. green pl (green vegetables):

green

légumes mpl verts

3. green (member of Green Party):

green

écologiste mf

the Greens

les Verts mpl

4. green (area of grass):

green

espace m vert

5. green SPORTS:

green

green m

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

I.monster [ˈmɒnstəʳ, Am ˈmɑ:nstɚ] N

monster

monstre m

II.monster [ˈmɒnstəʳ, Am ˈmɑ:nstɚ] ADJ inf

monster

monstre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The phrase green-eyed monster refers to an individual whose current actions appear motivated by jealousy not envy.

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Learning to overcome jealousy means becoming more comfortable with feeling vulnerable, and recognising that the green-eyed monster feeds on fear.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Perhaps it's a case of the green-eyed monster.

www.theargus.co.uk

Studies on human jealousy show that babies and young children display signs of the green-eyed monster, suggesting it is "wired" into us.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

But now it appears a touch of the green-eyed monster has caused him to think things over.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Below, some women share how they deal with the green-eyed monster.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

It's the new, intimate status as girlfriend that's made you insecure and jealous... but you need to get over that, as it's a green-eyed monster that damages relationships.

www.thestar.com

The long tentacles of the green-eyed monster within us extend to our professional lives and our working careers.

opinion.inquirer.net

We all know what it's like to have that green-eyed monster emerge.

www.usatoday.com

So, while a rational comparison of price and features play a role in selecting products, so, apparently, does the green-eyed monster within.

articles.chicagotribune.com