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Significados de jealous em inglês

Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages.

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Suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival.

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Examples for "envious"
Examples for "envious"
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It is difficult to know whether to sympathise or simply be envious.
The Irish Times
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She was well aware of the envious looks of several young women.
The Valley of Horses
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I was envious of my Coast relations who spoke Māori, she said.
Radio NZ
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The compartment, illustrating the eternal trouble of the envious has this inscription:
Wanderings by Southern Waters, Eastern Aquitaine
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The envious detractors of Abélard rejoice in his weakness and his humiliation.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 07: Great Women
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The major powers are covetous of top jobs at the United Nations.
Reuters
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The covetous prodigal is of all others the worst man in society.
Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer
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It is a covetous grasping, a recognition that the other is indispensable.
The Good Housekeeping Marriage Book
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In all this there is nothing of a self-seeking or covetous kind.
An Inquiry into the Nature of Peace and the Terms of Its Perpetu...
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The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to despoil another.
The 5000 year leap: a miracle that changed the world
Uso de jealous em inglês
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ANSWER: It's understandable that you feel sad and jealous in this situation.
News.com.au
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The rollicking new number 'Party Boy' with its jealous and threatening sentiments.
Radio NZ
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Simon thought him jealous; he'd always called Alaythia too vital for combat.
Samurai
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But governments are especially jealous of their legal sovereignty in this area.
The Irish Times
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She is jealous of us; and jealousy forbids the idea of friendship.
Lands of the Slave and the Free; Or, Cuba, the United States, an...
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I am not in the least bit in the world jealous, Francisco.
The Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Cent...
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He is jealous of the past and the present and the future.
The End of the Affair
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Valatrix grew jealous of my knowledge and felt threatened by my power.
The seeker
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So often the rebel is just jealous of those with the power.
The Guardian
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Either Boyd's the jealous type, or she's really shy about her body.
Chocolate chip cookie murder
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Kay said thoughtfully, Are you sure you're not jealous of your father?
The Godfather
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No, no; she would be too jealous; and for fifty other reasons.
Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
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Many Hamburgers believe that their city shouldn't be jealous of the Dutch.
The Guardian
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James said she was a recent acquisition, glad that Freddie was jealous.
The new yorker
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Yes; my husband was jealous of John Marlowe; you had divined that.
The Woman in Black
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He had said he was jealous of her affections; she believed him.
What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
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