What does perezoso in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word perezoso in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use perezoso in Spanish.

The word perezoso in Spanish means lazy, idle, lazy, slow, sloth, without thinking about it, without wasting any time, sloth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word perezoso

lazy, idle

adjetivo (indolente, flojo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Este estudiante es muy inteligente, pero también perezoso; por eso no saca buenas notas.
He is very intelligent but also lazy, because of that he doesn't get good grades.

lazy, slow

adjetivo (lento)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El viejo se alejó con un andar perezoso, como si no tuviera prisa por marcharse.
The old man walked away at a slow pace, as if he was in no hurry to leave.

sloth

nombre masculino (mamífero tropical) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El perezoso pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo en la copa de los árboles.
The sloth spends most of its time in the tree's canopy.

without thinking about it, without wasting any time

locución adverbial (con decisión)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El viejo vio las llamas y, ni corto ni perezoso, llamó a los bomberos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Maria walked into the interview room as bold as brass.

sloth

locución nominal masculina (mamífero carnívoro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los turistas vieron osos perezosos en los bosques de Nepal.
The tourists saw sloths in the forests of Nepal.

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