envies in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for envies in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.envy [Am ˈɛnvi, Brit ˈɛnvi] N U

envy

envidia f

I was filled with envy at his success

su éxito me llenó de envidia

eaten up with envy

carcomido or corroído por la envidia

her beauty excited the envy of the other women

las otras envidiaban su belleza

you'll be the envy of the whole school

serás la envidia de toda la escuela

II.envy <envies, envying, envied> [Am ˈɛnvi, Brit ˈɛnvi] VB trans

envy

envidiar

I envy her

le tengo or me da envidia

I envy her

la envidio

to envy sb sth

envidiarle algo a alguien

I envy you your good fortune

te envidio la suerte que tienes

I don't envy him the responsibility

no le envidio la responsabilidad

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he was consumed by or with envy

se moría de envidia

excite envy

provocar

she's eaten up with envy

la envidia la carcome

she's eaten up with envy

la consume la envidia

Translations for envies in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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envidia

envy

siente envidia de su belleza/sus éxitos

she envies them their beauty/success

me muero de envidia

I'm green with envy

¡qué envidia!

I'm green with envy inf

su casa es la envidia del pueblo

her house is the envy of (everyone in) the village

si la envidia fuera tiña, cuántos tiñosos habría prov

if envy were a fever, all mankind would be sick

dentera

envy

la envidia la llevó a hacer muchas maldades

envy led her to commit many evil deeds

envidiar

to envy

envidio su suerte

I envy his luck

tú no tienes nada que envidiarle a él

you've no reason to be envious of him o to envy him

la envidia la corroe

she is eaten up with envy

ponerse verde de envidia

to turn green with envy

ponerse verde de envidia

to go green with envy Brit

estar verde de envidia CSur

to be green with envy

envies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for envies in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.envy [ˈenvi] -ie- N no pl

envy

envidia f

this car is the envy of my brother

mi hermano me envidia este coche

she feels envy towards her sister

le tiene envidia a su hermana

Phrases:

to be green with envy

reconcomerse de envidia

II.envy [ˈenvi] -ie- VB trans

envy

envidiar

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stirring of envy

principio m

to be consumed by envy

estar muerto de envidia

green with envy

verde de envidia

Translations for envies in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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envidia

envy

tener envidia a alguien

to envy sb

envidiar

to envy

pelusa

envy

celos

envy

estar verde de envidia

to be green with envy

poner los dientes largos a alguien

to make sb green with envy

envies Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

this car is the envy of my brother

mi hermano me envidia este coche

she feels envy towards her sister

le tiene envidia a su hermana

to be green with envy

reconcomerse de envidia

to be consumed by envy

estar muerto de envidia

green with envy

verde de envidia

to make sb green with envy

poner los dientes largos a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He then fantasizes about what he would do if he were as rich or richer than his boss, who he loathes and envies.

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Envies and hates gossip and think that everyone should be aware only of their stuff.

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The author writes as though he simultaneously envies the extrovert characters he has created, yet is happy to stand apart from them.

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A stork tells him of seeing older trees chopped down and used as ship masts, and the little tree envies them.

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