What does envidia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word envidia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use envidia in Spanish.

The word envidia in Spanish means envy, envy, envy, be jealous of, green with envy, make someone jealous, make someone envious, be green with envy, be jealous of , be envious of, green with envy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word envidia

envy

nombre femenino (pesar por la fortuna ajena)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su éxito ha despertado la admiración de unos y la envidia de otros.
Their success has given rise to admiration from some and envy from others.

envy

nombre femenino (deseo de ser o tener lo que otro)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Me da envidia lo concienzudo que eres, quisiera ser como tú.
I envy your conscientiousness; I would like to be like you.

envy

verbo transitivo (desear lo de otros)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ella envidiaba a su prima porque tenía coche.
She envied her cousin because she had a car.

be jealous of

verbo transitivo (que no es peor que otro)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi trabajo no tiene nada que envidiar al suyo.
Your job is nothing for me to be jealous of.

green with envy

(envidia pura)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es incapaz de alegrarse por los logros ajenos por culpa de la cochina envidia.
He is incapable of being happy for others' achievements because he's green with envy.

make someone jealous, make someone envious

(envidiar)

Da envidia verla a María siempre de vacaciones.
It'd make anyone jealous, the way Maria is always on vacation.

be green with envy

locución verbal (figurado (envidiar mucho) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Gerardo se muere de envidia cada vez que a su hermano le va bien.
Gerardo is green with envy every time that his brother is doing well.

be jealous of , be envious of

locución verbal (envidiar a)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro sabe que sus hermanos le tienen envidia y por eso no les habla.

green with envy

expresión (figurado (envidiar mucho) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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