flemme
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian flemma, from Latin phlegma "phlegm," one of the four bodily humours, thought to cause a sluggish and unemotional nature. Doublet of flegme.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flemme f (uncountable)
- (informal) laziness
- J'ai la flemme de le faire.
- I can't be bothered to do it.
- J'ai la flemme de le faire.
- (obsolete) A lazy person.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “flemme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
flemme f
Further reading[edit]
- “flemme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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