What is the Spanish word for "sloth"?

Learn how to say "sloth" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

sloth

Spanish

pereza

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Alternative translations of "sloth"

oso perezoso

Examples of how to use "sloth" in Spanish

English
A sloth is a very slow-moving animal.
Spanish
Un perezoso es un animal que se mueve muy lentamente.
English
The sloth moved slowly through the trees.
Spanish
El perezoso se movía lentamente entre los árboles.
English
Her sloth made completing chores difficult.
Spanish
Su pereza hacía que fuera difícil completar las tareas del hogar.
English
A picture of a sloth hung there.
Spanish
Había colgado allí una foto de un perezoso.
English
They watched a sloth sleep all afternoon.
Spanish
Vieron a un perezoso dormir toda la tarde.

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