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preguiça

[preh-GWEE-suh]
nounfemininepl: preguiças
laziness
1. Lack of energy or motivation to work or exert effort; disinclination to activity
His laziness prevented him from finishing the project on time.
A sua preguiça o impediu de terminar o projeto a tempo.
2. A three-toed or two-toed arboreal mammal native to Central and South America
The sloth moves slowly through the rainforest canopy.
A preguiça se move lentamente pela copa da floresta tropical.
NYC Slang
laziness, sloth, being lazy
Synonyms
indolênciaapatiaociosidademolezainércia
Antonyms
diligênciaatividadelaboriosidadezeloempenho

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
preguiça
Standard usage in all contexts
Rio de Janeiro
preguiça
Common colloquial use; may emphasize extreme laziness
São Paulo
preguiça
Standard usage; business context may use more formal synonyms
Portugal
preguiça
Standard usage; less commonly refers to the animal in contemporary speech

Related Idioms & Phrases

ter preguiça de + verb (to be too lazy to do something)
morrer de preguiça (to be extremely lazy)
preguiça mata (laziness kills/laziness leads to failure)
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