envy

envidia

Malestar que se siente al desear algo que tiene otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: The unhappy feeling of wanting something another person has.

• I felt envy when I saw her car.
• His success filled them with envy.
• She hid her envy of her sister.

Cómo se usa: envy of someone/something (His envy of her success was obvious.)

Sinónimos: jealousy

Expresiones frecuentes: envy of someone, with envy, feel envy, out of envy

envidiar

Desear tener algo que otra persona tiene.

En inglés sencillo: To wish you had something that another person has.

• I envy your freedom.
• She envied his beautiful garden.
• Do you envy people who work from home?

Cómo se usa: envy someone something (I envy you your free time.)

Sinónimos: be jealous of

Expresiones frecuentes: envy someone, envy someone something, envy someone’s success

envidiar

Sentir rechazo hacia alguien porque tiene algo bueno que uno desea.

En inglés sencillo: To dislike someone because they have something good that you want.

• His rivals envied him for his wealth.
• She bitterly envied her successful brother.
• They envied anyone who had more than they did.

Cómo se usa: envy someone for something (They envied her for her success.)

Sinónimos: resent, be jealous of

Expresiones frecuentes: envy someone, envy a rival