What does vago in Spanish mean?

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

The word vago in Spanish means vague, indistinct, lazy, idle, lazybones, slacker, layabout, slacker, vagus, roam, wander, be idle, laze around, laze around, hang around, vagus nerve, vagus nerve. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vago

vague, indistinct

adjetivo (impreciso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Un vago presentimiento de que ocurrirá una desgracia no basta para suspender nuestros planes.
A vague feeling that something bad is going to happen isn't a good enough reason to call off our plans.

lazy

adjetivo (perezoso, holgazán)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No seas vago y ayuda a recoger la habitación.
Don't be lazy and help tidy up the room.

idle

adjetivo (que no tiene oficio)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El vecino es un muchacho vago que se la pasa todo el día viendo la tele.
The neighbour is an idle boy who spends all day watching television.

lazybones, slacker

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona holgazana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pedí a ese vago que fuera a comprar leche y me respondió que le dolía la cabeza.
I asked that lazybones (or: slacker) to go and buy milk but he said he had a headache.

layabout, slacker

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona sin oficio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En esta zona solo se ven vagos después de las 7 p. m.
You only see layabouts in these parts after 19:00.

vagus

nombre masculino (Anatomía: par craneal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

roam, wander

verbo intransitivo (caminar sin rumbo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El beduino vagaba por el desierto.
The Bedouin roamed (or: wandered) the dessert.

be idle, laze around

verbo intransitivo (estar ocioso)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A José no le gustaba trabajar sino vagar todo el día.
Jose didn't like to work, he would rather be idle (or: laze around) all day.

laze around, hang around

locución verbal (estar poco trabajador)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Juan está tomando un café hace una hora, hoy anda de vago.
Juan's been sipping a cup of coffee for an hour: he's just lazing around today.

vagus nerve

nombre masculino (craneal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nervio neumogástrico controla la laringe y la faringe.

vagus nerve

nombre masculino (craneal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nervio vago influye en la digestión, la respiración y la circulación.

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