envy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛnvi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛnvi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(en′vē)

Inflections of 'envy' (n): npl: envies
Inflections of 'envy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
envies
v 3rd person singular
envying
v pres p
envied
v past
envied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
envy n (jealousy, resentment)envidia nf
  codicia nf
 John's envy was due to his colleague getting the promotion he wanted for himself.
 La envidia de John se debía a que su colega consiguió el ascenso que él quería.
the envy of [sb] n ([sth] coveted)envidia nf
 Carol's long blonde hair is the envy of all her friends.
 El pelo largo y rubio de Carol es la envidia de todos sus amigos.
envy [sb]⇒ vtr (be jealous)envidiar a vtr + prep
 Peter envies his neighbours; they always seem to have enough money to go on luxury holidays and buy sports cars.
 Peter envidia a sus vecinos; siempre parecen tener el suficiente dinero para irse de vacaciones de lujo y comprarse coches deportivos.
envy [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr (be covetous)envidiar algo de loc verb
 I envy my grandchildren their energy and exuberance.
 Envidio la energía y la exuberancia de mis nietos.
envy [sth]⇒ vtr (covet)envidiar⇒ vtr
  codiciar⇒ vtr
 I envy your independent lifestyle.
 Envidio tu estilo de vida independiente.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
green with envy adj figurative (envious) (figurado)verde de envidia loc adj
  (figurado)muerto de envidia loc adj
 She was green with envy about his new car.
 Estaba verde de envidia acerca de su nuevo auto.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Siempre está muerta de envidia cuando alguien adquiere algo que ella desea.
green with envy adj figurative (envious) (coloquial)verde de envidia loc adj
make [sb] green with envy v expr (cause to feel envious) (coloquial)hacer sentir verde de envidia a alguien loc verb + prep
  (coloquial)poner verde de envidia a alguien loc verb + prep
  (coloquial)matar de envidia a alguien loc verb + prep
 When I wore my new Prada shoes, I knew I could make Sally green with envy.
 Cuando usaba mis nuevos zapatos de Prada, sabía que podía hacer sentir verde de envidia a Sally.
penis envy n (Freudian complex) (psicoanálisis)envidia del pene loc nom f
 Freud believed that at least some of women's psychological problems were caused by penis envy.
 Freud creía que algunos de los problemas psicológicas de las mujeres se debían a la envidia del pene.
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'envy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
begrudge - covet - enviable - envious - jealousy
Spanish:
dentera - envidia - envidiar - morirse de envidia - no arrendar la ganancia - no tener nada que envidiarle a - verde de envidia

Collocations: is the envy of [others, everyone, everybody, the whole class], is the envy of her [friends, coworkers, classmates], made him green with envy, more...

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