Definitions for jalousieˈdʒæl əˌsi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jal•ou•sieˈdʒæl əˌsi(n.)
a blind or shutter made with horizontal slats that can be adjusted to admit light and air but exclude rain and sun.
Category: Building Trades, Architecture
a window made of glass slats or louvers of a similar nature.
Category: Building Trades, Architecture
Origin of jalousie:
1585–95; < F < It gelosiajealousy
jal′ou•sied`(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
louvered window, jalousie(noun)
a window with glass louvers
jalousie(noun)
a shutter made of angled slats
Wiktionary
jalousie(Noun)
A component in a ventilation system.
jalousie(Noun)
Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
u201CA small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour.u201D uE000129535uE001 Dickens, Tale of Two Cities
Origin: From zelotus, from zelus, from ζῆλος
Webster Dictionary
Jalousie(noun)
a Venetian or slatted inside window blind
Translations for jalousie
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jealousy(noun)
having feelings of dislike for any possible rivals (especially in love)
a jealous husband.
- naywerig, afgunstigAfrikaans
- غَيْرَهArabic
- ревностBulgarian
- ciúmesPortuguese (BR)
- žárlivost; závistCzech
- die EifersuchtGerman
- jalousiDanish
- ζήλιαGreek
- envidiaSpanish
- armukadedusEstonian
- حسادتFarsi
- mustasukkaisuusFinnish
- jalousieFrench
- קִנאָהHebrew
- ईर्ष्या, जलनHindi
- ljubomoraCroatian
- féltékenységHungarian
- kecemburuanIndonesian
- afbrÿðisemi; öfundIcelandic
- gelosiaItalian
- しっとJapanese
- 질투Korean
- pavydasLithuanian
- skaudība; nenovīdība; greizsirdībaLatvian
- perasaan cemburuMalay
- jaloersDutch
- misunnelse, sjalusiNorwegian
- zazdrośćPolish
- حسادتPersian
- زخه، حسدPashto
- ciúmesPortuguese
- gelozieRomanian
- зависть; ревностьRussian
- žiarlivosť; závisťSlovak
- ljubosumnostSlovenian
- ljubomoraSerbian
- avundsjuka, svartsjukaSwedish
- ความริษยาThai
- kıskançlıkTurkish
- 嫉妒Chinese (Trad.)
- ревнощі; заздрістьUkrainian
- حسدUrdu
- sự nghen tuôngVietnamese
- 妒忌Chinese (Simp.)
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