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ленивый

ленивый

Meaning of ленивый

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RU[lʲeˈnʲivɨj]
lazy
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ленивый with Russian translation

ленивый usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

My brother is lazy on Sundays and sleeps until noon.

Мой брат ленивый по воскресеньям и спит до полудня.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

Don't be lazy — do one small task now and the rest will be easier.

Не будь ленивый — сделай одну маленькую задачу сейчас, и остальное будет проще.

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ленивый belongs to the topic "Personality Traits". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

ленивыйlazy
добрыйkind
умныйsmart
тихийquiet
скучныйboring
злойangry
человекperson

ленивый synonyms

Related words worth learning together

бездельный
emphasizes idleness and lack of activity
лентяйский
colloquial from 'idler' — harsher or jocular
пассивный
emphasizes lack of initiative, tendency to be passive
праздный
literary/archaic — about idleness or free time
нерадивый
about carelessness and negligence in duties
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Б
🇷🇺ru
бездельный

emphasizes idleness and lack of activity

A1Often
Л
🇷🇺ru
лентяйский

colloquial from 'idler' — harsher or jocular

A1Often
П
🇷🇺ru
пассивный

emphasizes lack of initiative, tendency to be passive

A1Very Often
П
🇷🇺ru
праздный

literary/archaic — about idleness or free time

A1Rarely
Н
🇷🇺ru
нерадивый

about carelessness and negligence in duties

A1Often

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ленивый значение: what does it mean?

избегает работы и лишних усилий

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ленивый is pronounced as [lʲeˈnʲivɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

ленивый определение и примеры предложений: how is it used in a sentence?

My brother is lazy on Sundays and sleeps until noon. Translation: Мой брат ленивый по воскресеньям и спит до полудня.

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