envy

envie

Sentiment de tristesse ou de frustration parce qu’on voudrait avoir ce qu’une autre personne possède.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : envy of someone/something (His envy of her success was obvious.)

Synonymes : jealousy

Expressions courantes : envy of someone, with envy, feel envy, out of envy

envier

Souhaiter avoir quelque chose qu’une autre personne possède.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : envy someone something (I envy you your free time.)

Synonymes : be jealous of

Expressions courantes : envy someone, envy someone something, envy someone’s success

jalouser, envier

En vouloir à quelqu’un parce qu’il possède quelque chose de bien qu’on désire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : envy someone for something (They envied her for her success.)

Synonymes : resent, be jealous of

Expressions courantes : envy someone, envy a rival