Grammatical class
Noun
paresse
laziness
Details
Syllables
pa-res-se
Phonetics
pa.ʁɛs
Grammatical class
Noun
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Variants
Sentences
Pardonne ma paresse.
Forgive my laziness.
L'échec est dû à sa paresse.
The failure is due to his idleness.
Faites-lui honte de sa paresse.
Make him feel ashamed of his laziness.
Je ne peux pas excuser sa paresse.
I can't excuse his laziness.
Il sermonna son fils pour sa paresse.
He admonished his son for being lazy.
Les gens laborieux méprisent la paresse.
Industrious people look down on laziness.
J'en ai assez de sa paresse.
I'm fed up with her laziness.
J'étais grondé par ma mère pour ma paresse.
I was scolded by my mother for being lazy.
La paresse est un des sept péchés capitaux.
Sloth or laziness is one of the seven deadly sins.
La paresse est la peur d'un travail imminent.
Laziness is fear of imminent work.
La paresse est mère de tous les vices.
Sloth is the mother of all vices.
Tôt ou tard, tu regretteras ta paresse.
Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.