No. 4,657 in French
paresseux
Lazy.
In a sentence
Le chat est paresseux et passe sa journée à dormir.
The cat is lazy and spends its day sleeping.
Here, 'paresseux' describes the adjective form, indicating the cat's mode of behavior.
Nous ne devons pas être paresseux si nous voulons réussir.
We must not be lazy if we want to succeed.
In this sentence, 'paresseux' is used as an adjective referring to the behavior or disposition of people.
J'ai vu un paresseux dans le zoo hier, il était fascinant.
I saw a sloth at the zoo yesterday; it was fascinating.
The word 'paresseux' here refers to the noun form, specifically the animal 'sloth' in French.
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