covetous

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

Translation

adj. sakim, naghahangad ng pag-aari ng iba

Example Sentences

she fingered the linen with covetous hands.

Hinawakan niya ang linen gamit ang mapaghahalang kamay.

covetous of his neighbor's possessions;

Mapaghahalaga sa mga pag-aari ng kanyang kapitbahay;

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

Ang isang mapaghahalang tao ay hindi mabuti sa kahit sino, maliban pa sa kanyang sarili.

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

Siya ay naiinggit sa kagandahan ni Jane at mapaghahalaga sa kanyang kotse.

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

Ang isang mahirap na tao ay may gusto ng ilang bagay, ang isang mapaghahalang tao ay lahat ng bagay.

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.

Sapagkat alam ninyo ito, na walang hubaran, ni marumi, ni mapaghahalang tao, na isang idolo, ay mayroong anumang pamana sa kaharian ni Cristo at ng Diyos.

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 Sapagkat alam ninyo ito, na walang hubaran, ni marumi, ni mapaghahalang tao, na isang idolo, ay mayroong anumang pamana sa kaharian ni Cristo at ng Diyos.

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