Lazzarone (en. Lazzarone)

/lɑzaʁon/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A lazy man, often associated with a marginal lifestyle.

He spends his days doing nothing; he is truly a lazzarone.

Il passe ses journées à ne rien faire, c'est vraiment un lazzarone.

A person who refuses to take responsibility.

His lazzarone attitude eventually annoyed all his friends.

Son attitude de lazzarone a fini par agacer tous ses amis.

Derived from the Italian 'lazzarone', meaning beggar or lazy person.

to be a lazzarone

to have an attitude of laziness or negligence.

être un lazzarone

actions of a lazzarone

irresponsible or carefree behaviors.

agissements de lazzarone

slacker

A person who avoids working.

fainéant

cheeky

Describes a person who is sometimes clumsy and carefree.

déluré

beggar

A person who asks for alms.

mendiant

An individual who never takes anything seriously.

This lazzarone mocked his job again.

Ce lazzarone s'est encore moqué de son travail.

A man who lives off others.

Stop being a lazzarone and start looking for a job.

Arrête d'être un lazzarone et commence à chercher un emploi.