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Il mio nuovo fidanzato è un pigraccio e odia viaggiare.

Il mio nuovo fidanzato è un pigraccio e odia viaggiare.
My new boyfriend is a lazy slob and hates to travel.
From Lesson 427:Adjective suffixes (-ino, -etto, -accio)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il mio nuovo fidanzato è un pigraccio e odia viaggiare.

How does the suffix -accio change the meaning of pigro here?
The suffix -accio is a pejorative (it adds a negative, bad, or insulting quality to the word). By dropping the final vowel of pigro (lazy) and adding -accio, we get pigraccio. This turns the standard adjective into a stronger, more critical word like a lazy slob.
Why is pigraccio used with the article un if pigro is usually an adjective?
In Italian, adjectives can easily be used as nouns to describe a person who embodies that trait. While pigro means lazy, un pigro means a lazy person. Therefore, un pigraccio functions as a noun meaning a terribly lazy person or a lazy slob.
Why is nuovo placed before fidanzato instead of after?
Placing nuovo before the noun means new to me or latest in a series (my newly acquired boyfriend). If placed after the noun, it tends to mean physically brand new, which sounds unnatural when talking about a human being.
Why is there no preposition between odia and viaggiare?
Unlike many Italian verbs that require a or di before an infinitive (such as iniziare a or finire di), the verb odiare (to hate) is followed directly by the infinitive verb with no linking preposition required.

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