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"Lazy" is an adjective which is often translated as "perezoso", and "formal" is an adjective which is often translated as "formal". Learn more about the difference between "lazy" and "formal" below.
lazy(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (indolent)
a. perezoso
Luca is so lazy. He just wants to sleep all day.Luca es tan perezoso. Solo quiere dormir todo el día.
b. flojo
Lazy workers don't last at this company.Los trabajadores flojos no duran mucho en esta empresa.
c. vago
If she continues being lazy, she won't graduate.Si ella sigue siendo vaga, no se va a graduar.
2. (relaxing)
a. descansado
It would be so nice to take a lazy holiday.Qué maravilloso sería tomar unas vacaciones descansadas.
b. relajado
It was a lazy Sunday; I did nothing all day.Fue un domingo relajado; no hice nada el día entero.
4. (careless)
a. descuidado
I can't give a good grade to such lazy work.No puedo dar una nota buena por trabajo tan descuidado.
a. despreocupado
His fashion sense is downright lazy.Su sentido de la moda es absolutamente despreocupado.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el perezoso (M), la perezosa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Get up, lazy!¡Levántate, perezoso!
b. el flojo (M), la floja (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Wake up, lazy!¡Despiértate, floja!
c. el vago (M), la vaga (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Move over, lazy!¡Hazte para allá, vago!
formal(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (dressy)
2. (official)
a. formal
I'm not happy with the service, so I am going to file a formal complaint.No estoy contento con el servicio, así que voy a presentar una queja formal.
b. oficial
We need to sign a formal contract before we can do business with you.Necesitamos firmar un contrato oficial antes de hacer negocios con ustedes.
c. protocolario
The formal swearing-in ceremony will be on Thursday at 3 pm.La toma de protesta protocolaria será el jueves a las 3 pm.
3. (regulated)
a. formal
Ruby had no formal training but worked her way up to the top of the movie industry.Ruby no recibió capacitación formal pero llegó a la cumbre de la industria cinematográfica a base de sus esfuerzos.
