lazing around

[/ˈleɪzɪŋ əˈraʊnd/]

verb phrase

preguiçando, estar à toa

1. spending time in a relaxed, idle manner without any particular purpose or activity

I spent the whole weekend lazing around on the couch.

Passei o fim de semana inteiro preguiçando no sofá.

2. resting or relaxing in a leisurely way, often in the sun or a comfortable place

The cats were lazing around in the garden on a sunny afternoon.

Os gatos estavam descansando preguiçosamente no jardim em uma tarde ensolarada.

NYC Slang

chillin', kickin' it, vegging out

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

preguiçando, estar à toa

most common and widely understood

Rio de Janeiro

curtindo a moleza, mamando

colloquial, informal usage

São Paulo

preguiçando, relaxando

standard modern usage

Portugal

estar a preguiçar, estar de moleza

Portuguese variant with slightly different verb forms

taking it easy

kicking back

bumming around

hanging loose

wasting time

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