лень
laziness
tendency to avoid effort
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лень with English translation
лень usage examples
His laziness often stops him from finishing simple tasks.
Его лень часто мешает ему закончить простые дела.
Laziness can cost you time and keep you from meeting your goals.
Лень может стоить вам времени и помешать достичь ваших целей.
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лень belongs to the topic "Personality Traits". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.
лень synonyms
What's the difference between лень / ленивость / лентяйство / безделье / пассивность
general term for the tendency to avoid effort; can denote a state or a trait
He was just too lazy to do his homework.
У него просто была лень делать домашнее задание.
a stable character trait — a lasting tendency toward laziness
His laziness (as a character trait) hinders his career progress.
Его ленивость мешает карьерному росту.
colloquial, emphasizes lazy behaviour; usually pejorative
Don't start lazing around — help with the housework.
Не начинай лентяйство — помоги по дому.
state of having nothing to do; often describes temporary idleness
He had complete idleness over the weekend.
На выходных у него было полное безделье.
lack of initiative or activity; often used about group or work behavior
His passivity prevents the team from achieving its goals.
Его пассивность мешает команде добиться целей.
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В чем разница в английском между carry, wear, tote и lug
Carry — нести или иметь при себе, wear — носить на теле, tote — таскать с собой, lug — тащить тяжёлое с усилием.
В чем разница в английском между whole, entire, complete и intact
Разница между whole, entire, complete и intact: целое, весь объем, завершенность и сохранность без повреждений.
В чем разница в английском между choose, pick, select и opt for
Разница между choose, pick, select и opt for: обычный выбор, разговорный выбор, выбор из списка и осознанное предпочтение.
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How to pronounce лень and what this word means
лень translation: laziness. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce лень
[lʲenʲ]
лень translation
laziness
лень examples
His laziness often stops him from finishing simple tasks.
лень transcription
[lʲenʲ]
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Questions about this word
лень meaning: what does it mean?
склонность избегать труда и прилагать минимум усилий
лень pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
лень is pronounced as [lʲenʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
лень definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
His laziness often stops him from finishing simple tasks. Translation: Его лень часто мешает ему закончить простые дела.
Is лень part of Personality Traits vocabulary?
Yes, лень (laziness) can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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