Ali obstaja razlika med jealousin envy?

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Rebecca
Jealousin envyali envious pridevniki imajo vsi enak pomen! Vendar pa se jealouspogosteje uporablja v pogovoru, enviouspa je bolj formalno in resno kot jealous. Primer: I'm so jealous that you're going to Hawaii for vacation. => Občutek je nekoliko bolj naraven = I'm envious that you're going to Hawaii for vacation. (zavidam vam, ker ste šli na Havaje na počitnice.) Primer: She's envious that you're my boyfriend. => občutek resnosti = She's just jealous that you're my boyfriend. (Ljubosumen je, ker si moj fant)