Sentence examples of "idleness" in English

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If it were not for his idleness, he would be a nice fellow. N'était-ce son oisiveté, il serait un chic type.
The failure is due to his idleness. L'échec est dû à sa paresse.
His idleness resulted in the failure, and with reason. Sa paresse provoqua son échec, et avec raison.
I cannot put up with his idleness any longer. Je ne supporte plus sa fainéantise.
He did not repent of his idleness till he failed in the examination. Il ne s'est pas repenti de sa paresse avant d'échouer à l'examen.
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