Definition
To become visibly sick, nauseous, or envious, with one's face taking on a greenish pallor. Most commonly used to describe the physical appearance of someone feeling ill or extremely jealous.
Etymology
The association between green and sickness comes from the observation that people who are nauseous often develop a pale, sickly complexion that appears greenish. The connection to envy ('green with envy') dates back to Shakespeare and ancient Greek literature, where green was associated with jealousy and bile.
Kelly Says
It's remarkable how green became associated with both physical illness and the 'sickness' of envy - suggesting that jealousy was seen as literally unhealthy. The phrase also demonstrates how color metaphors in language often reflect real physiological changes, as people who are nauseous do sometimes appear to have a greenish tint due to changes in blood circulation.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይነት ለማን
ay-net le ma-an
ARالعربية
يصبح أخضر
yusbi'a akhdhar
BNবাংলা
সবুজ হওয়া
so-bu-j ho-wa
CACatalà
prendre un color verd
prendre un color ver-d
CSČeština
zzelenat
z-le-na-t
DADansk
blive grøn
blive groen
DEDeutsch
grün werden
gruen vehr-den
ELΕλληνικά
γίνει πράσινο
yee-nee pra-see-no
ESEspañol
volverse verde
vol-ver-se ver-deh
FAفارسی
سبز شدن
seebz shodan
FISuomi
tumia vihreää
tu-mia vih-ree-aa
FRFrançais
prendre une teinte verte
prandre un ten vert
GUGU
પીળો થવો
pee-lo thav-o
HAHA
yiyaye tsayi
yi-ya-ye tsai-yi
HEעברית
להפוך ירוק
la-hpokh yi-rok
HIहिन्दी
हरा हो जाना
hara ho jaana
HUMagyar
zöld lenni
zold len-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjadi hijau
me-jadi hi-jau
IGIG
gbaa ọkpụkpụ
gbaa ok-pu-ku-pu
ITItaliano
diventare verde
dee-ven-ta-re ver-deh
JA日本語
緑になる
midori ni naru
KKKK
жасыл болып кету
jasyly bolyp ketu
KMKM
ក្លាយជាពណ៌បៃតង
klay cha poun ro bai-tang
KO한국어
초록색으로 변하다
cho-rok-sae-ro byeon-ha-da
MRMR
हरित होणे
hari-ta ho-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menjadi hijau
me-jadi hi-jau
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြာရော
shwe pyar ya-o
NLNederlands
groen worden
groen wor-den
NONorsk
bli grønn
bli groenn
PLPolski
stać się zielonym
stac sie zielonym
PTPortuguês
ficar verde
fi-kar ver-deh
RORomână
a deveni verde
a de-ven-i ver-deh
RUРусский
позеленеть
po-ze-le-net'
SVSvenska
bli grönt
bli groont
SWKiswahili
kuchauka kijani
koo-cha-uka kee-ja-ni
TAதமிழ்
பச்சை நிறமாக மாற
pachai niram maara
TEతెలుగు
పసుపు రంగులోకి మార
pasupu ranguloki maara
THไทย
กลายเป็นสีเขียว
glae pen see khiao
TLTL
maging berde
ma-ging ber-deh
TRTürkçe
yeşil dönmek
ye-şil dön-mek
UKУкраїнська
позеленіти
po-ze-le-nyty
URاردو
نیلے رنگ ہو جانا
nee-lay rang ho jaana
VITiếng Việt
trở thành màu xanh
tro thanh mau xanh
YOYO
ṣẹ́ẹ̀ ẹ̀rọ
she-e er-o
ZH中文
变成绿色
biàn chéng lǜ sè
ZUZU
kuthula izinga elikhulu
koo-thoo-la i-zinga e-li-khu-lu