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lazy
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la·zy  (lz)
adj. la·zi·er, la·zi·est
1. Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness.
2. Slow-moving; sluggish: a lazy river.
3. Conducive to idleness or indolence: a lazy summer day.
4. Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. Used of a brand on livestock.

[Probably of Low German origin.]

lazi·ly adv.
lazi·ness n.
Synonyms: lazy, fainéant, idle, indolent, slothful
These adjectives mean not disposed to exertion, work, or activity: too lazy to wash the dishes; fainéant aristocrats; an idle drifter; an indolent hanger-on; slothful employees.

lazy [ˈleɪzɪ]
adj lazier, laziest
1. not inclined to work or exertion
2. conducive to or causing indolence
3. moving in a languid or sluggish manner a lazy river
4. (of a brand letter or mark on livestock) shown as lying on its side
[origin uncertain]
lazily  adv
laziness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lazy - moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"
slow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"
2.lazy - disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
idle - not in action or at work; "an idle laborer"; "idle drifters"; "the idle rich"; "an idle mind"

lazy
adjective
2. lethargic, languorous, slow-moving, languid, sleepy, sluggish, drowsy, somnolent, torpid We would have a lazy lunch and then lie on the beach in the sun.
lethargic quick
Translations
lazy [ˈleɪzɪ] (lazier (compar) (laziest (superl))) ADJ
1. (= idle) → perezoso, vago
to feel lazytener pereza, tener flojera(esp LAm)
to have a lazy eye (Med) → tener un ojo vago
2. (pej) (= unconsidered) [assumption] → poco meditado
it's another example of lazy thinkinges otro ejemplo de pensar sin cuestionar las cosas
3. (= relaxed) [smile, gesture] → perezoso; [meal, day] → relajado; [holiday] → descansado
we spent a lazy Sunday on the riverpasamos un domingo de lo más relajado en el río
4. (liter) [river] → lento

lazy [ˈleɪzi] adj
[person] → paresseux/euse
to be too lazy to do sth → être trop paresseux pour faire qch
I was too lazy to learn how to read music → J'étais trop paresseux pour apprendre le solfège.
a lazy smile → un sourire désinvolte
to have a lazy lunch → prendre tout son temps pour déjeuner

lazy
adj (+er)
(= not inclined to work)faul; to be lazy about doing somethingzu faul sein, etw zu tun; lazy about writingschreibfaul; I’m feeling lazy todayich habe heute einfach keine Lust(, etw zu tun); he’s getting lazy in his old age (hum)er wird auf seine alten Tage faul
(= slow-moving)langsam, träge; (= lacking activity)träge; (= relaxed) lunch, dinner, eveninggemütlich; smileträge; his lazy drawlseine träge, schleppende Sprache; lazy little streamsträge fließende kleine Bäche pl; the long, lazy days of summerdie langen, trägen Sommertage; we had a lazy holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US) → wir haben im Urlaub nur gefaulenzt; I enjoy a lazy day at homeich mache mir gerne einen faulen or gemütlichen Tag zu Hause
(pej: = sloppy) work, writing, style, attitudeschluderig (inf)

lazy:
lazybones
n sing (inf)Faulpelz m, → Faultier nt
lazy eye
n (Med) zeitweilig schielendes Auge, das weniger belastet wird und daher in der Sehkraft nachlässt, → Amblyopia ex anopsia f (spec)
lazy Susan
ndrehbare Tischmenage

lazy [ˈleɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → pigro/a
lazy [ˈleɪzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → pigro/a

lazy
adj lazy [ˈleizi]
too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat. lui كَسْلان мързелив líný doven faul τεμπέλης perezoso, vago laisk تنبل laiska paresseux עָצֵל आलसी lijen lusta malas latur pigro 怠惰な 게으른 tingus slinks; laisks malas lui lat, doven leniwy preguiçoso leneş ленивый lenivý len lenj lat, lättjefull เกียจคร้าน tembel 懶惰的 лінивий, ледачий سست lười nhác 惰的
adv lazily
lui-lui بِكَسَل мързеливо líně dovent faul τεμπέλικα perezosamente laisalt با تنبلی laiskasti paresseusement בְּעַצלוּת आलस्य, सुस्ती lijeno lustán dengan malas letilega pigramente なまけて 게으르게 tingiai slinki; laiski dengan malas lui dovent leniwie preguiçosamente leneş лениво lenivo leno lenjo lättjefullt อย่างเกียจคร้าน tembelce, tembel tembel 懶洋洋地 ліниво سستی سے một cách lười nhác
n laziness
luiheid كَسَل мързеливост lenost dovenskab die Faulheit τεμπελιά pereza laiskus تنبلی laiskuus paresse עַצלוּת आलस्य, सुस्ती lijenost lustaság kemalasan leti pigrizia 怠惰 게으름 tingumas slinkums; laiskums kemalasan luiheid latskap lenistwo preguiça lenevie лень lenivosť lenoba lenjost lathet, lättja ความเกียจคร้าน tembellik 懶惰 лінощі, ледарство سستی sự lười nhác
n lazy-bones
a name for a lazy person. luiaard, lamsak كَسْلان мързел líná kůže dovenlas der Faulpelz ακαμάτης gandul, perezoso laiskvorst تنه لش laiskuri fainéant/-ante עַצלָן सुस्त आदमी ljenčina lusta ember pemalas letingi fannullone なまけ者 게으름쟁이 tinginys sliņķis; slaists berat tulang luiwammes dovenpels, lathans leniuch mandrião trântor лентяй leňoch lenuh lezilebović latmask คนเกียจคร้าน tembel insan 懶骨頭 ледар کاہل شخص کو بلانے کا نام anh chàng đại lãn

lazy كسول líný doven faul οκνηρός perezoso laiska paresseux lijen pigro 怠惰な 게으른 lui doven leniwy preguiçoso ленивый lat ขี้เกียจ tembel lười biếng 懒惰的


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