lazy (adjective)
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Afrikaans – lui – loy
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Albanian – dembel – dem-BEL
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Amharic – ከንፈራ – ke-ne-fe-ra
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Arabic – كسول – ka-sool
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Armenian – ծույլ – tsuy-l
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Azerbaijani – tənbəl – ten-BEL
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Basque – alfer – AL-fer
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Belarusian – лянівы – lya-NEE-vy
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Bengali – অলস – aw-losh
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Bosnian – lijen – LEE-yen
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Bulgarian – мързелив – mur-ze-LEEV
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Catalan – mandrós – man-DROHS
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Chinese (Simplified) – 懒惰 – lǎn duò
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Croatian – lijen – LEE-yen
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Czech – líný – LEE-nee
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Danish – doven – DOH-ven
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Dutch – lui – luy
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Esperanto – mallaborema – mal-la-bo-RE-ma
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Estonian – laisk – ligh-sk
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Filipino – tamad – ta-MAD
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Finnish – laiska – LIGH-ska
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French – paresseux – pa-re-SU
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Galician – preguiceiro – pre-gu-EE-sei-ro
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Georgian – ზარმაცი – zar-ma-tsi
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German – faul – fowl
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Greek – τεμπέλης – tem-PEH-lees
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Gujarati – આળસુ – aa-la-su
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Haitian Creole – parese – pa-re-se
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Hausa – mai kasala – mai ka-sa-la
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Hebrew – עצלן – ats-LAN
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Hindi – आलसी – aal-see
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Hungarian – lusta – LOOSH-ta
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Icelandic – latur – LAH-tur
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Igbo – ihere – ee-he-re
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Indonesian – malas – MA-las
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Irish – leisciúil – lesh-KYOOL
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Italian – pigro – PEE-gro
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Japanese – 怠け者 – na-ma-ke-mo-no
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Javanese – males – MA-les
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Kannada – ಸೋಮಾರಿ – so-maa-ri
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Kazakh – жалқау – zhal-KAU
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Khmer – ស្ដើរចិត្ត – sdao-chet
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Korean – 게으른 – geu-eu-reun
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Kurdish (Kurmanji) – nalîn – na-leen
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Kyrgyz – жалкоо – zhal-koo
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Lao – ຂີ້ເກຍດ – khee-kyet
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Latin – ignavus – ig-NAH-voos
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Latvian – slinks – slinks
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Lithuanian – tingus – TIN-goos
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Luxembourgish – fälleg – FEL-leg
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Macedonian – мрзелив – mr-ze-LIV
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Malagasy – kamo – KA-moo
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Malay – malas – MA-las
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Malayalam – ആൾസ്യൻ – aal-syan
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Maltese – għażżien – ahz-ZIEN
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Maori – māngere – MAHN-ge-re
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Marathi – आळशी – aal-shee
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Mongolian – залхуу – zal-khoo
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Nepali – अल्छी – al-chi
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Norwegian – lat – laht
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Pashto – سست – sust
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Persian – تنبل – tan-BAL
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Polish – leniwy – le-NEE-vy
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Portuguese – preguiçoso – pre-gee-SO-zo
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Punjabi – ਸੁਸਤ – sus-t
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Romanian – leneș – LEH-nesh
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Russian – ленивый – le-NEE-vyy
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Samoan – paie – PAH-ye
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Serbian – лењ – lenʲ
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Shona – husimbe – hoo-seem-be
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Sinhala – අලස – a-la-sa
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Slovak – lenivý – le-nee-vee
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Slovenian – len – len
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Somali – caajis – aa-jis
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Spanish – perezoso – pe-re-ZO-so
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Swahili – mvivu – mvee-voo
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Swedish – lat – laht
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Tamil – சோம்பேறி – soam-bay-ree
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Telugu – అలసత్వం – ala-sat-vam
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Thai – ขี้เกียจ – khee-giat
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Turkish – tembel – tem-BEL
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Ukrainian – ледачий – le-DA-chyy
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Urdu – سست – sust
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Uzbek – dangasa – dan-ga-sa
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Vietnamese – lười – luh-ee
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Welsh – diog – DEE-og
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Xhosa – uyadola – oo-ya-do-la
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Yoruba – aláìníṣìṣe – a-lai-ni-shi-she
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Zulu – uvila – oo-vee-la
Meaning: Unwilling to work or use effort; idle or inactive.
Sentence: He is too lazy to clean his room.