faul

lazy

adjective FOWL Less Common

Origin: Old High German fūl (rotten)

Also means

rotten

Usage Note

faul means 'lazy' of people but 'rotten' of food: ein fauler Apfel. The idiom ein fauler Kompromiss means a poor, shaky compromise, and eine faule Ausrede a lame excuse. Context decides the sense.

Examples

"Am Sonntag bin ich gern einfach faul."

Natural Translation

On Sundays I like to be simply lazy.

Literal Translation

On Sunday am I gladly simply lazy.

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