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slacking off

[/ˈslækɪŋ ɔːf/]
verb (gerund/present participle)
não trabalhar adequadamente; vadiar; preguiçar
1. To avoid work or responsibility; to be lazy or negligent in one's duties
Stop slacking off and finish your homework!
Pare de vadiar e termine a sua lição de casa!
2. To reduce effort or intensity in an activity
The team was slacking off in the second half of the game.
O time estava relaxando na segunda metade do jogo.
NYC Slang
playing hooky; slackin'
Synonyms
loafinggoofing offshirkinglazingprocrastinatingmalingering
Antonyms
working hardhustlingstrivingdiligenceapplication

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
vadiar; não trabalhar direito; preguiçar
most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
ficar de zona; não tá nem aí
colloquial/informal usage
São Paulo
enrolação; bancar o preguiçoso
informal expression
Portugal
estar à toa; não fazer um raio de trabalho
European Portuguese equivalent

Related Idioms & Phrases

to take it easy
to coast along
to drag one's feet
to put in minimal effort
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