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ленивый

lazy

Meaning of ленивый

avoiding effort

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Russian[lʲeˈnʲivɨj]
lazy
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ленивый with English translation

ленивый usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

My brother is lazy on Sundays and sleeps until noon.

Мой брат ленивый по воскресеньям и спит до полудня.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

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

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What's the difference between ленивый / бездельный / лентяйский / пассивный / праздный / нерадивый

🇷🇺Russian
ленивый

basic word — avoids effort

A1Very Often

He is lazy and never helps around the house.

Он ленивый и никогда не помогает по дому.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
бездельный

emphasizes idleness and lack of activity

A1Often

He leads an idle life — he doesn't do anything.

У него бездельный образ жизни — он ничем не занимается.

Л
🇷🇺Russian
лентяйский

colloquial from 'idler' — harsher or jocular

A1Often

He does the job in a lazy, slapdash way.

Он выполняет работу по‑лентяйски, спустя руки.

П
🇷🇺Russian
пассивный

emphasizes lack of initiative, tendency to be passive

A1Very Often

He is a passive participant in discussions and seldom speaks up.

Он пассивный участник обсуждения и редко высказывается.

П
🇷🇺Russian
праздный

literary/archaic — about idleness or free time

A1Rarely

Idle thoughts prevented him from working.

Праздные мысли мешали ему работать.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
нерадивый

about carelessness and negligence in duties

A1Often

He is a negligent employee — he often makes mistakes through carelessness.

Он нерадивый сотрудник — часто допускает ошибки по халатности.

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ленивый translation: lazy. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce ленивый

[lʲeˈnʲivɨj]

ленивый translation

lazy

ленивый examples

My brother is lazy on Sundays and sleeps until noon.

ленивый transcription

[lʲeˈnʲivɨj]

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ленивый meaning: what does it mean?

избегает работы и лишних усилий

ленивый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

ленивый definition and sentence examples: 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.

Is ленивый part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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