covetous

[US]/'kʌvɪtəs/
[UK]/'kʌvətəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. grådig, begærlig efter noget der tilhører andre

Example Sentences

she fingered the linen with covetous hands.

hun følte på linnedet med begærlige hænder.

covetous of his neighbor's possessions;

begærlig efter sin nabo's ejendele;

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.

En begærlig mand er god for ingen, men værre for sig selv.

She is envious of Jane’s good looks and covetous of her car.

Hun er jaloux på Jane's gode udseende og begærlig efter hendes bil.

A poor man wants some things,a covetous man all things.

En fattig mand vil gerne have nogle ting, en begærlig mand vil gerne have alt.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

For dette ved I, at ingen skøgesynder, ingen uren person eller begærlig mand, der er afgudsdyrker, har nogen arv i Guds og Kristi rige.

Eph 5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Eph 5:5 For dette ved I, at ingen skøgesynder, ingen uren person eller begærlig mand, der er afgudsdyrker, har nogen arv i Guds og Kristi rige.

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