envy

invidia

Dispiacere che si prova desiderando qualcosa che un’altra persona ha.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: envy of someone/something (His envy of her success was obvious.)

Sinonimi: jealousy

Espressioni comuni: envy of someone, with envy, feel envy, out of envy

invidiare

Desiderare qualcosa che un’altra persona ha.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: envy someone something (I envy you your free time.)

Sinonimi: be jealous of

Espressioni comuni: envy someone, envy someone something, envy someone’s success

invidiare

Provare rancore verso qualcuno perché ha qualcosa di bello che si vorrebbe avere.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: envy someone for something (They envied her for her success.)

Sinonimi: resent, be jealous of

Espressioni comuni: envy someone, envy a rival