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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestire-au-flanc
Pronunciation / Transliteration: teer-oh-flahn
"C'est un tire-au-flanc qui évite toujours ses responsabilités."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who avoids work and effort; an idler.
"He was labeled a slacker because he never finished his assigned tasks on time."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'slack' (meaning to be negligent or lazy), originating in the late 19th century, popularized during World War I to describe someone who shirked military service, and later revived in the 1990s youth culture.
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tire-au-flanc
Transliteration: teer-oh-flahn
"C'est un tire-au-flanc qui évite toujours ses responsabilités."
Drückeberger
Transliteration: drueckeberger
"Der Chef mag keine Drückeberger im Team."
fannullone
Transliteration: fannullone
"Quel fannullone non ha fatto nulla tutto il giorno."
vago
Transliteration: vago
"Deja de ser un vago y ponte a trabajar."
folgado
Transliteration: folgado
"Ele é muito folgado e sempre deixa o trabalho para os outros."
कामचोर
Transliteration: kaamchor
"वह एक नंबर का कामचोर है।"
懒鬼
Transliteration: lǎnguǐ
"别当懒鬼，快把报告写完。"
게으름뱅이
Transliteration: gee-eureum-baeng-i
"그는 직장에서 유명한 게으름뱅이다."
怠け者
Transliteration: namakemono
"彼は本当の怠け者で、いつも仕事をサボっている。"
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