shirk

(Αγγλικός)

Verb

1. (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
2. (intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
3. (transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

Noun

One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility.

Noun

The unforgivable sin of association (claiming something or someone can share in the oneness of God).

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ʃɜːk/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

First use appears c. 1633, in the publications of Shackerley Marmion, apparently from association with shark (verb), or otherwise directly from German Schurke (“rogue, knave”).

Έννοιες

αποφεύγω

αποφεύγω εργασίαν

αποφεύγω καθήκον

φυγοπονώ

Συνώνυμα

avoid

evade

dodge

elude

avert

steer clear of

escape

sidestep

duck

🦆

shrink from

circumvent

run away

sneak

shun

fiddle

eschew

neglect

skate over

idle

cheat

loaf

fear

😨

dread

goldbrick

slack

expel

retreat

shift

skirt

skive

skulk

stalk

stall

stand back

stay away

tergiversate

wriggle

yield

bludge

endeavor not to meet

excuse oneself

hide oneself

keep away from

keep clear of

make excuses

refrain from

shrug off

swing the lead

be off one’s guard

refuse to admit

Μεταφράσεις

rehuir

ontwijken

evitar

evitare

ausweichen

esquivar

verhindern

vermeiden

mijden

uit de weg gaan

entgehen

entweichen

vermijden

umgehen

meiden