A2🐺 Animals
Essere un gattone
To be a charming, affectionate, and pleasingly lazy person
Literal Translation
"To be a big cat"
What it means
To be a charming, affectionate, and pleasingly lazy person
Example in context
"Non gli chiedere di fare le faccende, è un gattone: vuole solo coccole."
"Don't ask him to do chores — he's a big cat, he just wants cuddles."
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