jalouser

Senses

1. 1.

   to make jealous

   to cause someone to feel jealous or envious

2. 2.

   to provoke jealousy in

   to intentionally inspire jealous feelings

Examples

• "Il essaie de me jalouser en flirtant avec mes amies."

  He's trying to make me jealous by flirting with my friends.

• "Elle ne cherche pas à jalouser son copain, c'est juste naturel."

  She's not trying to provoke his jealousy, it just comes naturally.

• "Pourquoi tu jaloused tout le monde avec tes belles vacances ?"

  Why are you making everyone jealous with your nice vacation?

Usage

This is a fairly informal and somewhat colloquial verb, more common in spoken French than in formal writing. It is often used reflexively (se jalouser = to make each other jealous) or with a direct object. The construction 'jalouser quelqu'un' means to inspire jealousy in someone.