träge
Meaning
- lazy, idle
- listless, sluggish, lacking impetus
- inert
- slow-blow (of an electrical fuse)
Concepts
slow-going
feel heavy
hanging down
Synonyms
arbeitsscheu
dickfellig
Schwerfälligkeit
sich hinziehend
tranig
geistig schwerfällig
apatisch
verblast
mit gerunzelter Haut
Translations
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtʁɛːɡə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German træge, from Old High German trāgi, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *tregō, from Proto-Germanic *tregô (“sadness”). Cognate to Dutch traag (“slow”), Old Norse tregr.
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