jaloux
French → English
adj//ʒa.lu//
(emotion) Envious: feeling resentment towards someone's success or status
Il est jaloux de la nouvelle voiture de sport de son voisin.
(English) He is envious of his neighbor's new sports car.
Ne sois pas jaloux de son succès, il a travaillé très dur pour cela.
(English) Don't be jealous of his success; he worked very hard for it.
adj//ʒa.lu//
(behavior) Protective: being vigilantly careful about guarding something one owns
Le propriétaire est jaloux de son autorité sur ses employés.
(English) The owner is protective of his authority over his employees.
Elle est jalouse de son jardin secret et n'y invite personne.
(English) She is protective of her secret garden and invites no one there.
Entry ID: fr:en:jaloux · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary