loaf
Anglais
Étymologie
Nom commun
| Singulier | Pluriel |
|---|---|
| loaf \ləʊf\ |
loaves \ləʊvz\ |
loaf
Apparentés étymologiques
Verbe
| Temps | Forme |
|---|---|
| Infinitif | to loaf \Prononciation ?\ |
| Présent simple, 3e pers. sing. |
loafs |
| Prétérit | loafed |
| Participe passé | loafed |
| Participe présent | loafing |
| voir conjugaison anglaise | |
loaf \loʊf\ intransitif
- Ne rien faire, paresser.
The term "loafing" is, of course, very vague. Its meaning, like that of its opposite, "work," depends largely on the user. The highly successful quarterback with an E in Greek is a loafer in his professor's eyes, while the idea of the professor's working, in spite of his voluminous researches on Mycenean Table Manners, would excite hoots of derision from the laborer that lays the drains before his study window.
— (Yale Literary Magazine, mai 1908)- La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)
Prononciation
Références
- 1 2 (En anglais) Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2025 → consulter cet ouvrage