No. 3,287 in Spanish
celos
Jealousy or envy.
In a sentence
Luisa siente celos de su amiga por su éxito.
Luisa feels jealous of her friend because of her success.
Here, 'celos' represents envy or jealousy towards someone's achievements.
Los celos de Pedro son injustificados, María nunca lo traicionaría.
Pedro's jealousy is unjustified, María would never betray him.
In this usage, 'celos' refers to feelings of insecurity or possessiveness in a personal relationship.
Un exceso de celos puede dañar cualquier relación de confianza.
Excessive jealousy can damage any trusting relationship.
'Celos' in this instance is used as a general concept describing the detrimental effects of jealousy.
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