lazy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈleɪzi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈleɪzi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lāzē)

Inflections of 'lazy' (adj):
lazier
adj comparative
laziest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'lazy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
lazies
v 3rd person singular
lazying
v pres p
lazied
v past
lazied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
lazy adj ([sb]: does little)perezoso nm
 He is smart, but lazy.
 Es inteligente, pero perezoso.
lazy adj figurative (slow)lento/a adj
  (poético)perezoso/a adj
 The lazy river flowed slowly.
 El lento río fluía despacio.
 El perezoso río fluía por el valle.
lazy adj (job: sloppy)descuidado/a adj
 He did a lazy job on his essay. He didn't even review it for spelling mistakes.
 Su trabajo era descuidado. Ni siquiera revisó si había faltas de ortografía.
lazy adj (encouraging idleness)apacible adj
  relajada adj
 It was such a lazy summer afternoon that nobody wanted to work.
 Era una tarde de verano tan apacible que nadie quería trabajar.
 Era una tarde de verano tan relajada que nadie quería trabajar.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
lazy adj (sloppy, loose)despreocupado/a adj
 He had a lazy way of dressing and never tucked in his shirt.
 Tenía una forma de vestir despreocupada y nunca se fajaba la camisa.
lazy vi rare (laze)holgazanear vi
  (AR)huevear vi
  no hacer nada loc verb
 We ate our picnic and spent the afternoon lazying on the riverbank.
 Comimos el picnic y pasamos la tarde holgazaneando junto al río.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bone lazy,
also UK: bone idle
adj
informal (does nothing)vago/a adj
  perezoso/a adj
  flojo/a adj
 Jake does nothing around the house—he's bone idle!
 Jake no hace nada por la casa, es un vago.
  (ES)más vago que la chaqueta de un guardia expr
  (AR, vulgar)pajero adj
lazy assets npl (resources: unused)activos ociosos, activos sin usar loc nom mpl
lazy eye n informal (squint, inability to focus)ojo vago loc nom m
  ojo perezoso loc nom m
lazy eye n formal (amblyopia, dim vision in apparently normal eye)ojo vago loc nom m
  ojo perezoso loc nom m
  (Medicina)ambliopía nf
 Children with a lazy eye have to wear an eye patch.
 Los niños con ojo vago tienen que usar un parche en el ojo.
lazy person n ([sb] who is idle)perezoso, perezosa nm, nf
  vago, vaga nm, nf
  haragán, haragana nm, nf
  (CL)flojo, floja nm, nf
 Clive's teachers often described him as a lazy person.
 Los profesores de Clive lo definen como un perezoso.
lazy Susan n (revolving tray for food)bandeja giratoria grupo nom
lazy-ass adj pejorative, vulgar, informal, US (idle)vago, vaga nm, nf
  holgazán, holgazana nm, nf
  (CL)flojo, floja nm, nf
 That guy is just a lazy-ass drunk, not a good employee.
 Ese tipo es vago y borracho, no es un buen empleado.
  (ES, coloquial)manta nm
 Ese tío es un manta y borracho, no es un buen empleado.
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Collocations: is (such) a lazy person, a lazy [weekend, Sunday, afternoon], a lazy [boy, girl, child, student, teacher], more...

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