shirk

shirk  (shûrk)

v. shirked, shirk·ing, shirks

v.tr.

To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

v.intr.

To avoid work or duty.

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[Perhaps from German Schurke, scoundrel; akin to Old High German fiurscurgo, demon : fiur, fire + scurigen, to stir up.]

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shirker n.

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shirk

Verb

to avoid doing (work or a duty); to be negligent: no-one shirks when he's around [probably from German Schurke rogue]

shirker n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	shirk - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" fiddle, shrink from, goldbrick avoid - refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories" scrimshank - British military language: avoid work malinger, skulk - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
	2.	shirk - avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties" avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"

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shirk

verb 1. dodge, avoid, evade, get out of, duck (out of) (informal) shun, sidestep, body-swerve Scot. bob off Brit. (slang) scrimshank Brit. Military (slang)

verb 2. skive, Brit. (slang) slack, idle, malinger, swing the lead, gold-brick U.S. (slang) bob off Brit. (slang) bludge Austral., N.Z. (informal) scrimshank Brit. Military (slang)

Translations

shirk [ʃəːk] vt → eludir, esquivar [+ obligations]; faltar a

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shirk [ʃəːk] vt → esquiver, se dérober à

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shirk [ʃəːk] vt → sich drücken vor +dat

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shirk [ʃəːk] vt → sottrarsi a, evitare

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shirk

v shirk [ʃəːk]

to avoid doing, accepting responsibility for etc (something one ought to) She shirked telling him the bad news that night. vermy يَتَهَرَّب، يَتَمَلَّص клинча vyhnout se unddrage sig sich drücken vor αποφεύγω να κάνω κτ., δεν αναλαμβάνω τις ευθύνες μου esquivar kõrvale hiilima از زير كار دررفتن välttää se dérober à לְהִשתַמֵט से जी चुराना, से भाग जाना izbjegavati dužnost, zabušavati kitér (vmi elől) mengelak koma sér undan evitare 避ける (책임을) 회피하다 išsisukinėti, vengti izvairīties; novelt (atbildību) mengelak daripada membuat sesuatu zich drukken unndra seg, omgå, løpe fra ansvaret wymigiwać się od esquivar-se a evita, a se eschiva de la уклоняться, увиливать vyhnúť sa izogibati se zabušavati undvika, dra sig för หลีกเลี่ยง kaçmak, kaytarmak 逃避 викручуватися; ухилятися від بچنا، احتراز کرنا chuồn, lẩn 逃避

n shirker

vermyer من يَتَهَرَّب من واجِبِه кръшкач lenoch skulker der/die Drückeberger(in) λουφαδόρος gandul, flojo viilija اجتناب pinnari tire-au-flanc מִשתַמֵט कामचोर, कर्तव्य-त्यागी zabušant kötelességmulasztó jawab e-r sem vanrækir skyldu sína lavativo なまけ者 회피[]자 išsisukinėtojas izvairīgs cilvēks orang yang suka curi tulang drukker unnalurer, skulker krętacz mandrião leneş, chiulangiu лодырь leňoch zmuzne zabušant smitare, skolkare ผู้หลีกเลี่ยง kaytaran kimse 逃避義務者 людина, яка ухиляється від کام چور یا فراری آدمی người trốn việc 逃避义务者