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Ленивый - translation, pronunciation and examples

ленивый
[lʲeˈnʲivɨj]

lazy

🇷🇺 Russian
[lʲeˈnʲivɨj]
Meaning of ленивый

avoiding effort

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Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation[lʲeˈnʲivɨj]
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How important is this wordvery often
lazy

When to use ленивый

lazy person

fauler Mensch

lazy student

fauler Schüler

lazy afternoon

fauler Nachmittag

lazy habit

faule Gewohnheit

lazy day

fauler Tag

ленивый usage examples

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Sein Zimmer ist unordentlich, weil er faul ist.

В его комнате беспорядок, потому что он ленивый.

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Heute bin ich zu faul zum Aufstehen.

Сегодня мне слишком лень вставать.

Similar words

ленивый

basic word — avoids effort

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

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ленивыйfaul
добрыйfreundlich
умныйintelligent
тихийleise
скучныйlangweilig
злойwütend
человекPerson

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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

Sein Zimmer ist unordentlich, weil er faul ist.

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?

Sein Zimmer ist unordentlich, weil er faul ist. Translation: В его комнате беспорядок, потому что он ленивый.

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