envidia

/emˈbiðja/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las envidias

Meaning

  1. envy

    • Siente envidia de su amigo.

      He feels envy towards his friend.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

inveja

inveja is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "envy."

Practice

1 What does envidia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Siente ___ de su amigo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches envidia?

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