paresse

/pa.ʁɛs/

la noun B1

le (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

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

Similar in other languages

German

Faulheit

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

Spanish

flojera

flojera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "laziness."

Spanish

pereza

pereza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "laziness."

Practice

1 What does paresse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sa ___ agace ses collègues.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches paresse?

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