Meaning of invidia | Babel Free
[ɪnˈwɪ.di.a]Definitions
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envy, grudge, grudging, jealousy, prejudice, spite declension-1, feminine
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odium, unpopularity, dislike, hatred, infamy, malice, resentment, ill-will declension-1, feminine
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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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