preguiçoso
[preh-gwee-SOH-zuh]
adjective/nounmasculinepl: preguiçosos
lazy
1. unwilling or reluctant to work or exert effort; idle
He is too lazy to finish his homework.
Ele é muito preguiçoso para terminar o dever de casa.
2. characterized by slowness or lack of energy
It was a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Era um domingo preguiçoso à tarde.
3. a lazy person; someone who is idle
Don't be such a lazybones!
Não seja um preguiçoso!
NYC Slang
bum, couch potato, slacker
Related Idioms & Phrases
preguiça mata - laziness kills
ser preguiçoso como uma preguiça - to be lazy as a sloth
preguiçoso morre à fome - the lazy one dies of hunger
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