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couch potato

n. Slang
A person who spends much time sitting or lying down, usually watching television.
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couch potato

n
slang a lazy person whose recreation consists chiefly of watching television and videos
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couch′ pota`to


n.
Informal. a person whose leisure time is spent watching television.
[1975–80]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)]couch potato - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs
do-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, bum - person who does no work; "a lazy bum"
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Translations
lenochtelevizní maniak
tv-narkoman
téléphage
televízny maniak
TV hastası

couch potato

n (inf)Dauerglotzer(in) m(f) (inf), → Couch-Potato f
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couch potato

n (fam) → pigrone/a teledipendente
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couch1

(kautʃ) noun
a type of sofa for sitting or lying on. The doctor asked him to lie on the couch. rusbank مَضْجَـع، سَرير кушетка divã pohovka, lehátko die Couch briks καναπές sofá, canapé kušett تخت معاینه sohva canapé ספה खाट, पल kauč dívány sofa sófi; legubekkur divano 寝いす 소파, 긴의자 kušetė, sofa kušete; dīvāns sofa bank sofa; behandlingsbenk tapczan, kanapa د معاینه چپر کت marquesa canapea кушетка pohovka kavč sofa dyscha, schäslong, soffa เก้าอี้ยาว kanepe, sedir, divan 長沙發椅 кушетка پلنگ، بستر ghế trường kỷ 长沙发椅
ˈcouch potato noun
a person who spends too much time watching television. stoelpatat, kassiekneg الشَّخص الذي يَقضي وقْتا طويلا في مُشاهَدة التلفزيون телеманиак come-dorme televizní maniak, lenoch Couch patato tv-narkoman αυτός που βλέπει τηλεόραση πολλές ώρες apoltronado, poltrón, tumbón telekahaige معتاد به تلویزیون sohvaperuna abruti de télé לִרבוֹץ ज्यादा वक्त टेलीविजन देख कर गुजारने वाला व्यक्ति osoba koja stalno sjedi i gleda televiziju állandóan a tévét bámuló ember pemalas pantofolaio, sedentario 座り込んでテレビばかり見ている人 비활동적이고 게으른 사람 telemanas televizora upuris pemalas televisiefreak sofagris, latsabb nałogowy telewidz د تلویزیون معتاد человек, беспрерывно смотрящии телевизор televízny maniak ki ves čas ždi pred televizijo rob televizije soffpotatis คนขี้เกียจที่เอาแต่นั่งดูทีวี TV hastası 電視迷 лежень ب‍ہ‍ت زياده ٹ‍یلى ويژن ديكهن‍ے والا người nghiện xem ti vi 电视迷
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couch potato

(fam) persona sedentaria, persona que pasa mucho tiempo sentada en el sofá viendo la televisión
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