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vor Neid platzen

to be extremely jealous, almost unable to contain it

Türkçe: kıskançlıktan çatlamak

Noun
Neid m.
Verb
platzen
Topic
Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Konkurrent platzte fast vor Neid, als er den Auftrag sah.

How it is used

Means to be extremely jealous, almost unable to contain it. Colloquial/idiomatic register. Use when describing a rival: 'Er ist vor Neid geplatzt, als ich die Beförderung bekam.' Nuance: vivid, slightly dramatic.

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