No. 9,169 in Catalan
gandules
"Loungers" or "lazy people."
In a sentence
Les gandules a la platja són molt còmodes.
The deck chairs on the beach are very comfortable.
In this sentence, 'gandules' refers to deck chairs, showcasing its usage as a noun describing a piece of furniture typically used for relaxation outdoors.
Sempre van amb gandules, mai treballen.
They are always lazy, never work.
Here, 'gandules' is used metaphorically to describe people who are lazy or inactive, demonstrating its adjectival connotation in informal speech.
Aquells gandules haurien d’aixecar-se i ajudar-nos!
Those lazy people should get up and help us!
In this sentence, 'gandules' refers pejoratively to individuals who are behaving lazily or without effort, highlighting its use as a derisive term emphasising a negative judgment.
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