loafing

• Nom désignant l'action de paresser ou de ne rien faire d'utile ; état d'oisiveté ou d'inactivité sans but productif.

A noun referring to the act of being idle or having no employment; the state of lounging or doing nothing productive.

indénombrable

1. Idle or unemployed stateB2informal

   The state of being without work or purposefully avoiding activity.

   oisiveté

   • He spent the afternoon loafing around the house.
   • Loafing on the job can lead to disciplinary action.
   • She was tired of loafing and decided to find a job.

   Synonymesidlenessinactivityindolencelazinesssloth

   Antonymesemploymentindustrylaboroccupationwork

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de passer du temps dans l'oisiveté ou la paresse, souvent en évitant le travail ou les responsabilités.

A verb used to indicate the act of spending time idly or lazily, often avoiding work or responsibility.

1. Be lazy or idleB2informalbritish

   To spend time doing nothing or very little; to be idle or lazy.

   fainéanter

   • Stop loafing and get to work!
   • He spent the whole weekend loafing around the house.
   • They just loaf about in the park all afternoon.

   Synonymesdawdleidlelazeloiterlollloungeslack

   Antonymeslaborstrivetoilwork

2. Move about aimlesslyB2informalbritish

   To wander or loiter without a clear purpose or destination.

   Flâner sans but

   • We saw teenagers loafing about the streets.
   • She was loafing around the shops with nothing to do.
   • Don't loaf about; we have a schedule to keep.

   Synonymesambledriftloiterlollmeandermoochsaunterstrollwander

   Antonymesdashhustlescurry