Usage Note
Pereza is the noun for laziness or sloth; the sloth animal, by contrast, is el perezoso. The adjective perezoso/a means 'lazy.' The phrase me da pereza ('I can't be bothered') is extremely common in everyday speech.
Examples
"Me da pereza salir con este frío."
Natural Translation
I can't be bothered to go out in this cold.
Literal Translation
To-me gives laziness to-go-out with this cold.

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