jealous

jaloux, envieux

Qui souhaite avoir quelque chose qu’une autre personne possède.

En anglais simple : You wish you had something that another person has.

• I'm jealous of your new bike.
• She was jealous of her brother's success.
• Are you jealous because he gets more holidays?

Comment l'utiliser : jealous of someone/something (I'm jealous of your beautiful garden.)

Synonymes : envious

Expressions courantes : jealous of someone, jealous of something, feel jealous, jealous of success

jaloux

Qui craint que la personne aimée en aime une autre à sa place.

En anglais simple : You worry that someone you love may love another person instead of you.

• Her boyfriend gets jealous easily.
• He felt jealous when his partner kissed another man.
• A jealous lover kept checking her messages.

Comment l'utiliser : jealous of someone (He was jealous of the man his wife danced with.)

Expressions courantes : jealous husband, jealous of someone, get jealous