jealous in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for jealous in the English»Spanish Dictionary

jealous [Am ˈdʒɛləs, Brit ˈdʒɛləs] ADJ

1.1. jealous (fearing rivalry):

jealous husband/lover

celoso

to get jealous

ponerse celoso

he does it to make you jealous

lo hace para que te pongas celosa

in a jealous rage

en un arrebato de celos

to be jealous of sb

estar celoso de alguien

to be jealous of sb

tener celos de alguien

1.2. jealous (envious):

jealous person/nature

envidioso

don't you feel jealous when you see … ?

¿no te da envidia ver …?

you're only jealous!

¡lo que tienes es envidia!

to be jealous of sth

envidiar algo

to be jealous of sb

tenerle envidia a alguien

2. jealous (protective):

to be jealous of sth

ser celoso de algo

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he's pathologically jealous

sus celos son patológicos

he's/she's insanely jealous

está loco/loca de celos

Translations for jealous in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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encelar

to make … jealous

encelarse

to get jealous

celoso (celosa)

jealous

estar celoso de alg.

to be jealous of sb

envidioso (envidiosa) persona

jealous

el marido la celaba

her husband kept a watchful o jealous eye on her

celar de alg.

to be jealous of sb

le da envidia que su hermano saque mejores notas

he's envious o jealous because his brother gets better marks

le tienes envidia

you are jealous of him

¡qué envidia!

I'm so jealous!

¡la envidia te carcome o corroe!

you're just jealous!

celoso como un turco

madly jealous

sintió unos celos furiosos

he felt madly jealous

jealous in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jealous in the English»Spanish Dictionary

jealous [ˈdʒeləs] ADJ

1. jealous (envious):

jealous

envidioso, -a

to be jealous of sb

tener celos de alguien

to feel/be jealous

sentir/tener envidia

2. jealous (fiercely protective):

jealous

celoso, -a

to be jealous of sth

ser celoso de algo

Translations for jealous in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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celoso (-a)

jealous

dar dentera a alguien inf (dar envidia)

to make sb jealous

¡mucho tienes tú que envidiarle a ella! iron hum

you've got no reason to be jealous of her!

sentir pelusa

to be jealous

tener celos

to be jealous

tener envidia de algo

to be jealous of sth

es un envidioso como hay pocos

there are few people who are as jealous as him

jealous Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be jealous of sb

tener celos de alguien

to feel/be jealous

sentir/tener envidia

to be jealous of sth

ser celoso de algo

you've got no reason to be jealous of her!

¡mucho tienes tú que envidiarle a ella! iron hum

there are few people who are as jealous as him

es un envidioso como hay pocos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She is even able to transform into a green-skinned demon when she becomes especially jealous.

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A man in the cast had been jealous of her success and had caused her to be sent away.

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But she becomes jealous of her daughter's success and makes sure she ruins her second audition.

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He tells her that yesterday he was a jealous man but today he is just lonely fool.

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She was persuaded by her jealous sisters to discover his identity by holding a lamp to his face as he slept.

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He has rivals within and outside the office, jealous of his success.

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He suspected that a salad which he had eaten had been poisoned by jealous rivals.

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He is a miser, and as such is quite a jealous man.

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She appears to get jealous when the bus receives more attention than she does.

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Society is jealous of those who remain away from it, and will come knocking at the door.

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