envy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for envy in the English»French Dictionary

I.envy [Brit ˈɛnvi, Am ˈɛnvi] N

envy (brief)

envie f

envy (long-term)

jalousie f

out of envy

par jalousie

in envy

par envie

to be the envy of sb

faire envie à qn

her success caused considerable envy

sa réussite a fait beaucoup de jaloux

II.envy [Brit ˈɛnvi, Am ˈɛnvi] VB trans

envy

envier

to envy sb sth

envier qc à qn

III.envy [Brit ˈɛnvi, Am ˈɛnvi]

to be green with envy

être vert de jalousie

penis envy N PSYCH

penis envy

envie f du pénis

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his envy/contempt was undisguised

il ne cachait pas son envie/mépris

excite envy

faire naître

to be burned up with hatred/with envy fig

être dévoré par la haine/l'envie

to be eaten up with person: curiosity, desire, envy

être dévoré de

Translations for envy in the French»English Dictionary

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envier

to envy

j'envie ta façon de voir

I envy you your outlook

comme je t'envie!

how I envy you!

des musées que le monde entier nous envie

our museums that are the envy of the world

tu n'as assurément rien à leur envier

you definitely have no reason to envy them

faire pâlir qn d'envie ou de jalousie

to make sb green with envy

un succès à faire pâlir les concurrents

a success that would make the competition green with envy

exciter la convoitise de qn

to arouse sb's envy

envy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for envy in the English»French Dictionary

I.envy [ˈenvɪ] N no pl

envy

envie f

to feel envy towards sb

envier qn

to be the envy of sb

faire l'envie de qn

Phrases:

to be green with envy

être vert de jalousie

II.envy <-ie-> [ˈenvɪ] VB trans

envy

envier

to envy sb sth

envier qc chez qn

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it makes him green with envy

ça le fait pâlir d'envie

to be consumed by envy

être miné

Translations for envy in the French»English Dictionary

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jalousie

envy

pâlir d'envie

to go green with envy

envier qn pour sa richesse/d'être riche

to envy sb for their wealth/for being rich

je ne t'envie pas pour ton succès

I don't envy (you) for your success

vert de jalousie

green with envy

envie

envy

envy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel envy towards sb

envier qn

to be the envy of sb

faire l'envie de qn

to be green with envy

être vert de jalousie

to envy sb sth

envier qc chez qn

to be consumed by envy

être miné

it makes him green with envy

ça le fait pâlir d'envie

to envy sb for their wealth/for being rich

envier qn pour sa richesse/d'être riche

I don't envy (you) for your success

je ne t'envie pas pour ton succès

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Greed and envy blinds many people, and they forget their good traditions and life as good neighbors.

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The images of snow, clouds and light-situations gave him the envy to study structure, space, movement and time.

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The truest mark of having been born with great qualities is to have been born without envy.

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They actually proved the existence of a perfect division, which is always envy-free.

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We're still home to innovation and technology, colleges and universities that are the envy of the world.

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I almost envy their ability to feel so strongly for each other.

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You either identify with her as an outsider or you sort of envy her ability to navigate her life as an outsider and stay sane.

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The far enemies of joy are jealousy and envy, two mind-states in obvious opposition.

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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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They reject accusations of tunnel vision and deny they are motivated by professional envy at not having got there first.

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