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Fainéant

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Definition: (adj) lazy, idle

Tu es vraiment fainéant ! - You are really lazy!

Related: un/e fainéant/e - idler, lazybones; fainéanter - to idle/loaf about

Etymology: fais (from faire - to do) + (le) néant - nothingness

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Pronunciation: [feh nay a(n)] Audio Link

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