Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #100
Word (Wort)

der faulpelz

Translation (Übersetzung) lazybones, lazy person
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈfaʊ̯lˌpɛlts]
A1
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Tags (Tags)
compound colloquial person character trait humorous
A colloquial, slightly humorous term for someone who is lazy. Often used affectionately among friends or family, but can be mildly insulting in other contexts. It's a compound noun from 'faul' (lazy) and 'Pelz' (fur), originally referring to a lazy animal.

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faulpelz is a German Nouns

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faulpelz Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Mein Bruder ist ein echter Faulpelz.
My brother is a real lazybones.
Describing a family member's laziness
Am Wochenende bleibe ich ein Faulpelz im Bett.
On the weekend I stay a lazybones in bed.
Describing personal relaxation habits
Die Faulpelze im Büro machen nie Überstunden.
The lazybones in the office never work overtime.
Workplace criticism

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faulpelz Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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root (Wurzel)
faul
Meaning: lazy, rotten
Example: faul (lazy) + Pelz (fur) = Faulpelz
Adjective
compound element (Kompositionselement)
Pelz
Meaning: fur, pelt
Example: Der Pelz des Tieres ist warm.
Noun

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faulpelz Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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faulpelz Collocations (Kollokationen)

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ein echter Faulpelz
a real lazybones
High frequency
so ein Faulpelz
such a lazybones
High frequency
Faulpelz sein
to be a lazybones
High frequency
mein kleiner Faulpelz
my little lazybones
Medium frequency
fauler Faulpelz
lazy lazybones (redundant but common)
Medium frequency
Faulpelz am Wochenende
lazybones on the weekend
Medium frequency
Faulpelz im Bett
lazybones in bed
Low frequency
Faulpelz auf dem Sofa
lazybones on the couch
Low frequency

faulpelz Idioms (Redewendungen)

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sich wie ein Faulpelz aufführen
to act like a lazybones
To behave in a very lazy manner
ein Faulpelz erster Güte
a lazybones of the first order
An extremely lazy person

faulpelz Synonyms (Synonyme)

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Faulenzer
Meaning: lazy person
High similarity
Faulheit
Meaning: laziness
Medium similarity
Müßiggänger
Meaning: idler, loafer
Medium similarity
Trödler
Meaning: slowpoke, dawdler
Low similarity
Sofaheld
Meaning: couch potato
Medium similarity

faulpelz Antonyms (Antonyme)

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Fleißiger
Meaning: hard worker
Workaholic
Meaning: workaholic
Emsiges
Meaning: busy person
Tatkraft
Meaning: energy, drive

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faulpelz Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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faul träge müde entspannen ausruhen Sofa Bett Freizeit

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