Grammatical class

Noun

fainéant

a lazybones; one who makes little or no effort

Details

Syllables

fai-néant

Phonetics

fe.ne.ɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

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Sentences

C'est un fainéant.

He's a slacker.

A1

Tom n'est pas un fainéant.

Tom isn't a lazy man.

A1

Son fils est un fainéant et un bon à rien.

His son is lazy and good for nothing.

A1

Il a raté l'examen parce que c'est un fainéant.

He failed the exam because he's lazy.

A2

Mon père était un fainéant bon à rien qui restait assis sur son postérieur toute la journée à manger des chips.

My father was a good-for-nothing layabout who sat about on his posterior all day and ate potato chips.

A2

Il était clair que ce fainéant d'écolier ne satisferait jamais les attentes de sa famille.

It was clear that the lazy student would never live up to his family's expectations.

B2