Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
dá uma preguiça
English translation:
I get tired just thinking about it; it makes me tired just to think about it; it makes me bored to tears
Portuguese term
New Zealand
Reliable, fast, accurate
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian) 
, English (Variants: UK, US, Australian, British, New Zealand)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
dá uma preguiça
Here is the question: how can I express the same in English? "It gives me the laziness." (Or He or she or you give me the laziness, for example.)
Thank you in advance!
Apr 13, 2016 21:40: Fernanda Rocha changed "Term asked" from "preguiça - in this context" to "preguiça"
Apr 13, 2016 22:15: Mario Freitas changed "Term asked" from "preguiça" to "dá uma preguiça"
Apr 19, 2016 12:36: Matheus Chaud Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Brazil
IT Specialist • M.A. in Linguistics
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
it makes me tired just to think about it / I get tired just thinking about it
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Note added at 20 minutos (2016-04-13 21:58:55 GMT)
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I get tired from just thinking of it:
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Jennifer Byers
: This is the one!
9 hrs
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Thanks, Jennifer!
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T o b i a s
1 day 2 hrs
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Thanks, Tobias!
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Graciane Xavier
: I do think that your suggestion fits better
2 days 20 hrs
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Thanks, Graciane!
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I don't have the energy/strength to deal with (people/stuff like) X
bored to tears
for illustration see this link:http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bored
other variants: bored out of one's brains or skull
Brazil
32 years engineering/law/contracts
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
this is so discouraging
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
It's like watching paint dry!
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Discussion
Thank you so much for all your responses. All responses are very helpful and would fit in different contexts. Sorry I cannot give points to all.