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shirk
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shirk  (shûrk)
v. shirked, shirk·ing, shirks
v.tr.
To avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).
v.intr.
To avoid work or duty.

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

shirker n.

shirk1
vb
to avoid discharging (work, a duty, etc.); evade
n also shirker
a person who shirks
[probably from German Schurke rogue; see shark2]

shirk2
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Islam
a.  the fundamental sin of regarding anything as equal to Allah
b.  any belief that is considered to be in opposition to Allah and Islam
[from Arabic: association]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.shirk - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
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"

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) We will not shirk the task of considering the need for further action.
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) He was sacked for shirking.
Translations
shirk [ʃɜːk]
A. VT [+ duty] → esquivar, zafarse de
B. VIgandulear

shirk [ˈʃɜːrk]
vt [+ duty, responsibility] → se dérober à
vi (= avoid work) → tirer au flanc
to shirk from sth
He will not shirk from his responsibilities → Il ne se dérobera pas à ses responsabilités.

shirk
vtsich drücken vor (+dat), → ausweichen (+dat)
visich drücken; you’re shirking!du willst dich drücken!

shirk [ʃɜːk]
1. vt (duty) → sottrarsi a, sfuggire a; (issue) → ignorare; (work) → scansare
to shirk doing sth → evitare di fare qc
2. vifare lo/a scansafatiche

shirk [ʃɜːk]
1. vt (duty) → sottrarsi a, sfuggire a; (issue) → ignorare; (work) → scansare
to shirk doing sth → evitare di fare qc
2. vifare lo/a scansafatiche

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 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(義務、責任) викручуватися; ухилятися від بچنا، احتراز کرنا chuồn, lẩn
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


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