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ленивый

Translation of ленивый

lazy

Russian word in Latin letters: lenivyy

Meaning of ленивый

Russian

избегает работы и лишних усилий

English

avoiding effort

lazy

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[lʲɪˈnʲivɨj]
Russian · Female

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  1. My brother is lazy on Sundays.

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    Мой брат ленивый по воскресеньям.

  2. Don't be so lazy.

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    Не будь таким ленивым.

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What's the difference between ленивый, нерадивый, and лентяй

Н
🇷🇺Russian
нерадивый

Bookish: careless about duties.

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Л
🇷🇺Russian
лентяй

Noun: a lazy person.

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ленивый meaning: what does it mean?

avoiding effort

ленивый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

ленивый is pronounced as [lʲɪˈnʲivɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

ленивый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

My brother is lazy on Sundays. Translation: Мой брат ленивый по воскресеньям.

Is ленивый part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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