what it means
Languor is heaviness in the body, and most of the time it is pleasant. Picture a hot afternoon: the fan turns, a glass sweats on the table, nobody stands up, and the whole hour passes at half speed. That weight is languor — the drawing melts him straight through the hammock. It is not laziness, which is about effort avoided, and not exhaustion, which is about effort already spent. Languor is what heat, or a long lunch, or a slow river does to you — the hurry simply drains out. The adjective is languid: a languid wave of the hand, a languid afternoon. The word can turn ill, too. A languor that will not lift is the old name for the weakness left by a long illness.
Languor es pesadez del cuerpo, casi siempre agradable: una tarde de calor, el ventilador girando, el vaso sudando, nadie se levanta y la hora pasa a media velocidad. No es pereza (esfuerzo evitado) ni agotamiento (esfuerzo ya gastado): es lo que te hacen el calor o una comida larga, la prisa que se escurre. El adjetivo es languid.
Languor é peso no corpo, quase sempre agradável: tarde quente, o ventilador girando, o copo suando, ninguém se levanta e a hora passa pela metade da velocidade. Não é preguiça (esforço evitado) nem exaustão (esforço já gasto): é o que o calor ou um almoço longo fazem com você — a pressa escorre para fora. O adjetivo é languid.
Languor (langueur) est une lourdeur du corps, le plus souvent agréable : après-midi de chaleur, le ventilateur tourne, le verre transpire, personne ne se lève, l'heure passe au ralenti. Ce n'est ni la paresse (effort évité) ni l'épuisement (effort déjà dépensé) : c'est ce que fait la chaleur, ou un long déjeuner. L'adjectif est languid.
Languor adalah rasa berat di tubuh, dan biasanya menyenangkan: sore yang panas, kipas berputar, gelas berembun, tak ada yang berdiri, dan satu jam berlalu setengah kecepatan. Bukan malas (menghindari usaha), bukan pula kelelahan (usaha yang sudah habis) — ini yang dilakukan panas atau makan siang yang panjang: rasa terburu-buru luruh. Kata sifatnya languid.
Languor, bedendeki ağırlıktır ve çoğu zaman hoştur: sıcak bir öğleden sonra, vantilatör döner, bardak terler, kimse kalkmaz, saat yarı hızda geçer. Tembellik (kaçınılan çaba) da değildir, bitkinlik (harcanmış çaba) da; sıcağın ya da uzun bir yemeğin insana yaptığı şeydir — acele akıp gider. Sıfatı languid.
Languor は体の重さで、たいていは心地よいものです。暑い午後、扇風機が回り、グラスが汗をかき、誰も立ち上がらず、一時間が半分の速さで過ぎていく。怠惰(労力を避ける)でも疲労(使い切った労力)でもありません。暑さや長い昼食が人にもたらすもので、急ぐ気持ちがただ抜けていく。形容詞は languid。
noun
a heavy, pleasant tiredness that slows everything down
“The languor of a long afternoon in the heat.”
noun
the weakness left by illness or long strain
“A languor that no amount of sleep could shift.”
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