envious

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

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envious adj (person: jealous, resentful)envidioso/a adj
  celoso/a adj
 You won the lottery? I'm so envious! The envious child watched as the countess ate cream cake after cream cake.
 El niño envidioso miraba mientras la condesa comía un pastel atrás de otro.
envious adj (showing envy)envidioso/a adj
  codicioso/a adj
  receloso/a adj
 Pete shot the gold medalist an envious glance.
 ¡Soy tan codiciosa! ¡Yo también quiero viajar a Nueva Zelanda!
be envious of [sb] v expr (person: jealous, resentful of [sb])estar celoso de loc verb
  estar envidioso de loc verb
 She's envious of her more popular sister.
 Está celosa de su hermana, que es más popular.
be envious of [sth] v expr (coveting [sth])estar celoso de adj + prep
  estar envidioso de adj + prep
 I'm so envious of your trip to New Zealand!
 ¡Estoy tan celoso de tu viaje a Nueva Zelanda!
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'envious' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
eat your heart out - emulous - green - green with envy - invidious - jealous - make green with envy - resentful
Spanish:
envidioso - dar envidia - enchilar - envidiar - tener envidia

Collocations: have always been (a bit) envious of you (for), have always been envious of your [job, family], have always been envious that, more...

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