No. 9,756 in French
envié
Envied.
In a sentence
Elle a envié ses collègues pour leur compétence.
She envied her colleagues for their competence.
In this usage, 'envié' acts as the past participle of the verb 'envier,' meaning 'to envy.' It conveys the emotion of jealousy towards someone's qualities or possessions.
Le succès des autres est souvent envié.
The success of others is often envied.
Here, 'envié' is used as the past participle in a passive construction, indicating that the subject (success) is the object of envy.
Ils ont exprimé leur respect pour les talents enviés.
They expressed their respect for the envied talents.
In this example, 'enviés' is used as an adjective derived from the past participle, describing talents that are subject to envy.
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