Lorel Meaning in English

word

US

ˈlɔɹəl

LAW-ruhl

UK

ˈlɔːrəl

LAW-ruhl

التعريف

An old-fashioned word for a lazy or good-for-nothing person. Rarely used in modern English.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Highly archaic and literary. You almost never hear or see 'lorel' in current speech or writing, except in historical texts. Similar to 'loafer' or 'idler', but much rarer.

• Spanish: lorel (persona perezosa, inútil)
• Portuguese (BR): vagabundo - preguiçoso (arcaico)
• Portuguese (PT): vadio - preguiçoso (arcaico)
• Chinese (Simplified): 无赖（旧时用语，懒散或恶作剧的人）
• Chinese (Traditional): 無賴（舊時用語，懶散或惡作劇的人）
• Hindi: आलसी व्यक्ति (पुराना शब्द)
• Arabic: شخص كسول (كلمة قديمة)
• Bengali: আলস্যকারী - অকর্মণ্য ব্যক্তি
• Russian: лодырь - бездельник (устар.)
• Japanese: 怠け者（なまけもの）（古語）
• Vietnamese: kẻ lười biếng (cổ xưa) - kẻ vô dụng (cổ xưa)
• Korean: 게으름뱅이 (옛 표현) - 쓸모없는 사람 (고어)
• Turkish: avare (eski kullanım) - tembel kişi (edebi/eski)
• Urdu: سست انسان (پرانا لفظ) - ناکارہ (قدیم)
• Indonesian: pemalas (kata lama) - orang tak berguna (usang)

جمل نموذجية

He called the lazy man a lorel.

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In the old story, the thief was a known lorel.

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No one trusted the lorel in the village.

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People used to warn their children: 'Don’t be a lorel.'

natural

In Shakespeare’s time, being called a lorel was a real insult.

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You don’t hear the word lorel anymore, but it once meant someone not to be respected.

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