envy in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.envy [Am ˈɛnvi, Brit ˈɛnvi] N U

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

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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

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dentera
envy
envidia
envy
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
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

envy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for envy in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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envy 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
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Since most of society finds wealth and power desirable they respect or envy people that have more than they do.
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Both of the eldest are bad and ugly, and envy the younger child sister due to her beauty.
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The far enemies of joy are jealousy and envy, two mind-states in obvious opposition.
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It generates an envy-free division of a cake among three players with subjective preferences.
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The voices on the air also include examples of envy.
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They actually proved the existence of a perfect division, which is always envy-free.
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In addition, if the player places a minimum $5 side bet, he may be entitled to an envy bonus.
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The characters of the book all have a problem to overcome, such as jealousy, envy, or greed.
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I almost envy their ability to feel so strongly for each other.
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Their union was thereafter filled with both envy and jealousy.
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