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sloth
/ˈsləʊθ/

sloth

🇺🇸 American English
/sloʊθ/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈsləʊθ/
🇷🇺 Russian
[lʲenʲɪˈvʲet͡s]
Meaning of sloth

living beings wild animals noun

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sloth

When to use sloth

sloth fur

мех ленивца

sloth claws

когти ленивца

sloth habitat

среда обитания ленивца

sloth movement

движение ленивца

sloth behavior

поведение ленивца

sloth usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Ленивец спит на ветке.

The sloth sleeps in the tree.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Ленивец медленно жует листья.

A sloth chews leaves slowly.

Similar words

sloth

Can denote the arboreal mammal or metaphorically a very lazy person

slacker

Informal term for a person who avoids work or effort; not an animal term

loafer

Someone idle or unmotivated; also a type of shoe (context matters)

lazybones

Playful or old-fashioned informal term for a lazy person

idler

A person who idles or avoids work; somewhat more formal than slang terms

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🇬🇧English
sloth

Can denote the arboreal mammal or metaphorically a very lazy person

B2Often

The sloth moved slowly through the branches.

Ленивец медленно передвигался по ветвям.

S
🇬🇧English
slacker

Informal term for a person who avoids work or effort; not an animal term

B2Very Often

Don't be a slacker — help us finish the project.

Не будь бездельником — помоги закончить проект.

L
🇬🇧English
loafer

Someone idle or unmotivated; also a type of shoe (context matters)

B2Often

He's a loafer who never looks for work.

Он — лентяй, который никогда не ищет работу.

L
🇬🇧English
lazybones

Playful or old-fashioned informal term for a lazy person

B2Rarely

Come on, lazybones, get out of bed!

Давай, ленивец, вставай с кровати!

I
🇬🇧English
idler

A person who idles or avoids work; somewhat more formal than slang terms

B2Rarely

The factory was full of idlers during the strike.

Во время забастовки на фабрике было много бездельников.

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sloth translation: ленивец. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce sloth

/ˈsləʊθ/

sloth translation

ленивец

sloth examples

The sloth sleeps in the tree.

sloth transcription

/ˈsləʊθ/, /sloʊθ/

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sloth meaning: what does it mean?

living beings wild animals noun

sloth pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

sloth is pronounced as /ˈsləʊθ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

sloth definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The sloth sleeps in the tree. Translation: Ленивец спит на ветке.

Is sloth part of Wild Animals vocabulary?

Yes, sloth (ленивец) can be learned in the Wild Animals topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is sloth part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, sloth (ленивец) can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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