La Palabra del Día: La envidia
La envidia
envy, jealousy
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted February 2, 2012.
If you have ideas for good words, please send me a PM – I will make it a future word of the day.
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My Example:
Ahora mismo, me da envidia de toda la gente que vive en un clima tropical.
Right now, I am envious of all the people that live in a tropical climate.
32 Answers
La envidia es como una enfermedad. Si una persona no la quita, va a destruir su carácter.
Envy is like a sickness. If a person does not get rid of it, it will destroy his\her character.
Edit:
Algunas personas hacen las cosas extrañas porque se sienten la envidia.
Algunas personas hacen las cosas extraño porque se sienten la envidia.
Some people do strange things because they feel jealous.
Dicen que la envidia es un monstruo con ojos verdes.¿ Qué puede hacer , si alguien no tiene envidia pero nació con ojos verdes?
It is said that the jealousy is a green-eyed monster . What can be done, if somebody is not jealous but was born with green eyes?
Los que se contentan no tienen la envidia.
Those who are content aren't envious.
Soy casada desde hace muchos años y mi marido no había tenido ninguna razón para sentir la envidia pero ya temo que tenga envidia de Spanish Dict.
I've been married for many years and my husband has never had any reason to feal jealousy, but now I'm afraid he may be envious of SD.
He tenido envidia de diferentes personas diferentes en distintas ocasiones distintas por diversas razones diversas, pero, en general, de verdad estoy contento con mi vida.
I have been envious of different people at different times for different reasons, but, in general, in fact I am happy with my life.
I feel envy towards birds; I wish I could fly like them.
Me siento la envidia hacia de los pájaros, deseo poder volar como ellos.
People get to know jealousy in the childhood.
La gente llega a conocer a saber la envidia en la de niñez.
Me da envidia Heidita a causa de su viaje a Egipto para bucear en el mar rojo.
I'm envious of Heidita because of her trip to Egypt to dive the Red Sea.
Dónde hay el amor real, es imposible que haya la envidia.
Where there is real love it is impossible to have envy.
Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones.
Personas famosas no me dan envidia, ¡es verdad! Puedo decir sin faltar a la verdad que no me cambiaría la vida con nadie de fama.
With Raul's corrections:
Las personas famosas no me dan envidia, ¡es verdad! Puedo decir sin faltar a la verdad que no cambiaría mi vida por la de ningún famoso.
I am not jealous of famous people, and that's the truth! I can honestly say I would not swap places with anybody famous.
Cuando era joven y un estudiante en la escuela le dió envidia a mí amigo que yo saqué mejores notas.
When I was young and at school my friend was envious because I got better marks.
Orignal: Envidia sólo viene en un color, el verde.
Second Attempt: Envidia viene en solamente un color, el verde.
Envy comes in only one color, green.
Envy? It's better to wake it up than to feel it!
Envidia? ¡Es mejor despertarla que sentirla!
La envidia aumenta entre las mascotas una vez hay más de una en la casa.
Jealousy increases among pets once there is more than one in the house
