heypolyglot
Italian

pigro

/ˈpi.ɡro/adjectiveB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,504

Meaning

lazy

  • not liking effort or work
  • slow because of lack of energy or motivation

In a sentence

Mio fratello è molto pigro la mattina.

My brother is very lazy in the morning.

Sei sempre così pigro nel weekend?

Are you always this lazy at the weekend?

Non sono pigra quando lavoro.

I'm not lazy when I work.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
pigromasculine · singular
pigrafeminine · singular
pigrimasculine · plural
pigrefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Used for people, habits, or even body parts: un pomeriggio pigro, un intestino pigro.
  • Common with essere, sembrare, diventare.
  • Feminine singular is pigra.

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