Italian word of the day
| Pronunciation | |
| English translation | Lazy |
| Origin | From the Latin word piger, meaning “slow” |
Different forms of pigro
Like most adjectives in Italian, pigro has two articles (definite or indefinite articles) and two numbers (singular or plural).
| Singular | Plural | |
| Masculine | Pigro | Pigri |
| Feminine | Pigra | Pigre |
Examples
| Le mie sorelline sono un po’ pigre. | My little sisters are a bit lazy. |
| Tom non è assolutamente stupido. È solo pigro. | Tom is definitely not stupid. He’s just lazy. |
| Questi studenti sono molto pigri. | These students are very lazy. |
| Leonardo è pigro e viziato. | Leonardo is lazy and spoiled. |
Related words
There are a number of synonyms you can use instead of pigro. The most common are…
| Scansafatiche | Slacker, loafer (From scansare + fatiche, literally “one who dodges efforts”) | |
| Fannullone | Slacker, loafer (Derived from non fare nulla, “to do nothing”) | |
| Pelandrone | Slacker, loafer |
For example, you can say…
| Matteo è proprio un pelandrone. Dorme fino a mezzogiorno! | Matteo is such a slacker. He sleeps until noon! |
| I ragazzi di oggi non sono fannulloni. Pretendono solo i loro diritti. | Today’s youth is not lazy. They only claim their rights. |
| Muoviti, scansafatiche! | Move it, you slacker! |
We can also describe a lazy person as essere nato stanco, which literally means “to be born tired”.
Other things that are said to be lazy in Italian are…
- intestino pigro (lazy bowel)
- occhio pigro (lazy eye)
For example, you can say…
| Ho l’intestino molto pigro. Mangio due kiwi al giorno. | I have a very lazy bowel. I eat two kiwis a day. |
| Mio figlio dovrà indossare una benda sull’occhio pigro. | My son will have to wear a patch over his lazy eye. |
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