Англо-русский словарь - sloth
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sloth
noun
1) лень, леность
2) медлительность
3) zool. ленивец Syn: acedia, apathy, autism, indolence, torpor Ant: activity, concern, diligence, industriousness, interest, involvement, liveliness
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ленивец (Bradypus); pl ленивцы (Bradypodidae) – brown-throated sloth – Ceylon sloth – maned sloth – necklace sloth – pale-throated sloth – tree sloths – two-toed sloth ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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n. 1 laziness or indolence; reluctance to make an effort. 2 any slow-moving nocturnal mammal of the family Bradypodidae or Megalonychidae of S. America, having long limbs and hooked claws for hanging upside down from branches of trees. Phrases and idioms sloth bear a large-lipped black shaggy bear, Melursus ursinus, of India. Etymology: ME f. SLOW + -TH(2) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle English slouthe, from slow slow Date: 12th century 1. a. disinclination to action or labor ; indolence b. spiritual apathy and inactivity the deadly sin of ~ 2. any of various slow-moving arboreal edentate mammals (genera Bradypus and Choloepus) that inhabit tropical forests of South and Central America, hang from the branches back downward, and feed on leaves, shoots, and fruits — compare three-toed ~, two-toed ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(sloths) 1. Sloth is laziness, especially with regard to work. (FORMAL) He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth. = idleness N-UNCOUNT 2. A sloth is an animal from Central and South America. Sloths live in trees and move very slowly. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 an animal of Central and South America that moves very slowly, has grey fur, and lives in trees 2 formal laziness (combination of sloth and boredom) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 12c., "indolence, sluggishness," formed from M.E. slou, slowe (see slow); replacing O.E. slжwр. Sense of "slowness, tardiness" is from c.1380. As one of the deadly sins, it translates L. accidia. The slow-moving mammal first so called 1613, a translation of Port. preguiзa, from L. pigritia "laziness." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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