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Meaning of invidia | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ɪnˈwɪ.di.a]

Definitions

  1. envy, grudge, grudging, jealousy, prejudice, spite
    declension-1, feminine
  2. odium, unpopularity, dislike, hatred, infamy, malice, resentment, ill-will
    declension-1, feminine

Equivalents

English envy hatred

Examples

““… Sī tē Karthāginis arcēs, Phoenissam, Libycaeque aspectus dētinet urbis, quae tandem, Ausoniā Teucrōs cōnsīdere terrā, invidia est? …” “If the towers of Carthage detain you, [Dido] – a Phoenician – having looked upon this Libyan city, why then, [when we] Trojans [seek] to settle on Ausonian land, is [there any] resentment?” (Translations – Mackail, 1885: “what wrong is it”; Knight, 1956: “what is the objection”; Mandelbaum, 1971: “why … begrudge”; Ahl, 2007: “why … evil your eye”; Ruden, 2021: “how can you resent”.)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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