French-English translation for "paresseux"

 

"paresseux" English translation

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paresseux {noun}

paresseux {m} (also: paresseuse)

idler {noun}

paresseux {m} (also: lambin, feignasse)

sluggard {noun}

paresseux {m} [zool.]

sloth {noun} [zool.]

paresseux {adjective}

paresseux {adj.} (also: faignant)

lazy {adj.}

Les Roms sont considérés comme "sales", "bruyants", "voleurs" et "paresseux".

The Roma are generally regarded as “dirty”, “noisy”, “thieving” and “lazy”.

Il s'agit d'être moins paresseux et d'aller les vérifier pour vrai.

It is simply a matter of not being so lazy and really going to check them.

Cela évoque des images de travailleurs paresseux et de gestion inefficace.

It conjures up images of lazy workers and inefficient operations.

Il se produit lorsque les pauvres sont accusés à tort d'être paresseux, ivrognes, stupides et sans instruction.

Poor-bashing is when people who are poor are falsely accused of being lazy, drunk, stupid, uneducated.

Ceux qui sont « en retard » ou qui ne respectent pas les « délais » sont considérés comme incompétents ou paresseux.

Those who are not "on time" or who do not meet "deadlines" are considered incompetent or lazy.

paresseux {adj.}

slothful {adj.}

paresseux {adj.} (also: lent, peu nerveux)

sluggish {adj.}
 

Synonyms

Synonyms (French) for "paresseux":

 

Usage examples

Usage examples for "paresseux" in English

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C'est une gang de paresseux.

They are a bunch of do-nothings.

La plus grande preuve que c'est une gang de paresseux, c'est que dans le dernier budget du ministre des Finances, le Québec n'a rien eu.

The best proof of this is that, in the last budget brought down by the Minister of Finance, Quebec got nothing.

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