Word · 単語
怠ける
Reading なまける
to be lazy
- 1 to be lazy, to be idle, to slack
- 2 to neglect (e.g. one's work), to be neglectful of, to skip (e.g. school)
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例文 · examples
怠けてはいけない。
You don't want to be lazy.
sense 1 · to be lazy
彼は勉強を怠けている。
He is lazy in his study.
sense 2 · to neglect (e.g. one's work)
なまけていては成功しない。
Success does not come from laziness.
sense 1 · to be lazy
休みはただ怠けていました。
I did nothing during the holidays.
sense 1 · to be lazy
彼は決して怠けない。
He is never lazy.
sense 1 · to be lazy