English-German translation for "envious"

"envious" German translation

envious
[ˈenviəs]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • neidisch (of aufaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    envious
    missgünstig (of gegen)
    envious
    envious
examples
  • to be envious ofsomebody | jemand sb (because ofsomething | etwas sth)
    jemanden (umsomething | etwas etwas) beneiden
    to be envious ofsomebody | jemand sb (because ofsomething | etwas sth)
  • boshaft
    envious malicious obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    envious malicious obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • envious syn → see „jealous
    envious syn → see „jealous
Sie beneidet mich um meinen Erfolg.
She is envious of my success.
Source: Tatoeba
Sie ist auf meinen Erfolg neidisch.
She is envious of my success.
Source: Tatoeba
Er neidete seinem Freund die Beförderung.
He was envious of his friend's promotion.
Source: Tatoeba
Viele Staaten wären neidisch auf diese Zahlen.
Many countries would be envious of these statistics.
Source: Europarl
Da gibt es auch viel Neid von den örtlichen Han-Chinesen.
Many of the local Han Chinese are also envious of them.
Source: Europarl
Ich war neidisch auf die Studenten, die im Ausland studiert hatten.
I was envious of the students who had studied abroad.
Source: Tatoeba
Ist nun in Schmach gefasst, mit Tintenflecken
Of envious Neptune, is now bound in with shame,
Source: Europarl
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