See can't be bothered on Wiktionary
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"form": "can't be bothered",
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"singular",
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},
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"text": "I can't be bothered to clean the house today.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "No, I simply can't be bothered with that.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An expression indicating a lack of enthusiasm or willingness (in something or to do something)."
],
"id": "en-can't_be_bothered-en-verb-2cZxT0Hi",
"links": [
[
"enthusiasm",
"enthusiasm#English"
],
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"willingness",
"willingness#English"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "can't be arsed"
},
{
"word": "can't be assed"
},
{
"word": "can't be asked"
},
{
"word": "can't be fucked"
},
{
"word": "CBA"
},
{
"word": "ceebs"
}
],
"tags": [
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"no-present-participle"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "gide ikke"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "ei vaivautua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "di",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "non aver voglia"
},
{
"code": "jam",
"lang": "Jamaican Creole",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "cyaan badda"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "estar sem vontade"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "dar pereza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "palla inte"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "orka inte"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "idas inte"
}
]
}
],
"word": "can't be bothered"
}
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"form": "can't be bothered",
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"form": "couldn't be bothered",
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}
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"name": "en-verb"
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"pos": "verb",
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"text": "I can't be bothered to clean the house today.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "No, I simply can't be bothered with that.",
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"An expression indicating a lack of enthusiasm or willingness (in something or to do something)."
],
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],
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"tags": [
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "can't be arsed"
},
{
"word": "can't be assed"
},
{
"word": "can't be asked"
},
{
"word": "can't be fucked"
},
{
"word": "CBA"
},
{
"word": "ceebs"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "gide ikke"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "ei vaivautua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"english": "di",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "non aver voglia"
},
{
"code": "jam",
"lang": "Jamaican Creole",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "cyaan badda"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "estar sem vontade"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "dar pereza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "palla inte"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "orka inte"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "lacks the enthusiasm",
"word": "idas inte"
}
],
"word": "can't be bothered"
}
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