Skiving - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Примеры использования:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Примеры использования:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

noun

A thing that looks valuable, but is in fact worthless.

Примеры использования:

In such small communities, thieves, liars, and goldbrickers could easily be identified.

verb

Invent excuses to avoid a task; shirk.

Примеры использования:

He wasn't goldbricking; he was really sick

adjective

(of a person) avoiding work; lazy.

Примеры использования:

Idle students

verb

Spend time doing nothing.

Примеры использования:

Four men were idling outside the shop

adjective

Not working, not active, or doing nothing

Примеры использования:

Idle factories, the machines are standing idle because there are no spare parts., idle speculation,…

verb

Pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work.

Примеры использования:

People who had psychosomatic complaints were probably malingering

verb

To pretend to be ill in order to avoid having to work

Примеры использования:

They weren't sure if she was really ill, or just malingering., as private investigators, we can hel…

verb

(especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one's duty.

Примеры использования:

I was just telling hilary we saw him scrimshanking yesterday

verb

Avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

Примеры использования:

I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter

noun

A person who shirks.

Примеры использования:

His status as a shirk would normally render him somewhat of a pariah.

verb

Keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive.

Примеры использования:

Don't skulk outside the door like a spy!

noun

A group of foxes.

Примеры использования:

The skulk howls away into the night

verb

To hide or move around as if trying not to be seen, usually with bad intentions

Примеры использования:

Dogs were skulking in the alleys.

noun

A pupil who stays away from school without leave or explanation.

Примеры использования:

Known truants were staying in school and had been deterred from leaving school grounds.

adjective

(of a pupil) being a truant.

Примеры использования:

Truant children

verb

Another way of saying play truant below.

Примеры использования:

If my daughter had been truanting from school i would have been informed

verb

(especially with reference to an animal's tail) move or cause to move rapidly to and fro.

Примеры использования:

His tail began to wag

noun

A single rapid movement from side to side.

Примеры использования:

A chirpy wag of the head

verb

Play truant from (school).

Примеры использования:

He began hanging out with bad people and wagging school