pereza

/peˈɾesa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. laziness

    • Me da pereza salir.

      I can't be bothered to go out.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

flojera

flojera and pereza are close synonyms for "laziness"; flojera is more colloquial, common in Latin America, and can also mean physical weakness or sluggishness.

Similar in other languages

German

Faulheit

Faulheit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "laziness."

French

paresse

paresse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "laziness."

Practice

1 What does pereza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me da ___ salir.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pereza?

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