paresseux
French
Etymology
From paresse + -eux. Compare Spanish perezoso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ʁɛ.sø/, /pa.ʁe.sø/
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Adjective
paresseux (feminine paresseuse, masculine plural paresseux, feminine plural paresseuses)
- lazy
Noun
paresseux m (plural paresseux, feminine paresseuse)
- lazy person; slacker
Noun
paresseux m (plural paresseux)
- a sloth
Related terms
- paresse
Further reading
- “paresseux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.