arbeitsscheu — meaning in English

English meaning

• idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
• indolent adjective Avoiding effort or activity; lazy in a relaxed, unhurried way.

Senses

arbeitsscheu is used for these senses in English:

• idle Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.
• indolent Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor.
• workshy (British) Disinclined to work; lazy.

idle — full definition

1. adj Not working, active, or in use.
2. adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
3. verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
4. verb To pass time doing nothing productive.

indolent — full definition

1. adjective Avoiding effort or activity; lazy in a relaxed, unhurried way.
2. adjective Of a disease or growth: developing very slowly and causing little or no pain.

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