flemme

French

Etymology

From Italian flemma, from Latin phlegma "phlegm," one of the four bodily humours, thought to cause a sluggish and unemotional nature. Doublet of flegme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flɛm/
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Noun

flemme f (uncountable)

(informal) laziness
J'ai la flemme de le faire.
I can't be bothered to do it.
(obsolete) a lazy person

Derived terms

flémingite
flemmard

Further reading

“flemme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

flemme f

plural of flemma

Further reading

“flemme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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