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Значения термина faineant на английском

Disinclined to work or exertion.

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They were the Mayors of that Palace; he only le roi faineant.
Lucretia — Volume 05
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An habitual drunkard was more welcome at "raisings" and "logrollings" than a known faineant.
Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01
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While a roi faineant may fulfil effectively all the essential duties of sovereignty, an autocrate faineant is an absurdity.
Russia
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I wonder if the faineant Sultan who luxuriates at Langat knows anything of the sensationalism of his "yacht."
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither
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So long as I am in the chair, I cannot be a faineant or refuse to do anything and everything incidental to the position.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
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The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardor than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:...
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The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
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The Company contents itself with being Mayor of the Palace, while the Roi Faineant is suffered to play at being a sovereign.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
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