PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Bheith ag ~ le duine, to be jealous of s.o., to envy s.o.
Tá an tír ag ~ leis, he is the envy of the country.
Bheith i bh~, ~ a bheith agat, le duine, to envy s.o.
Is fearr ~ fonóide ná ~ formaid, it is better to be a butt of ridicule than an object of envy.
Ní mhaím a shaol air, I don’t envy him the life he leads.
~ éadála ar dhuine, envying of good fortune to s.o.
Bheith ~ ar dhuine faoi rud, to express envy of s.o. about sth.
Peaca an ~a, the sin of envy.
Rud a thnúth do dhuine, to envy s.o. sth.
Níl mé ag ~ a ndóighe dóibh, I don’t envy them their situation.