shirk

Betekenis (Engels)

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).

Concepten

ontwijken

uit de weg gaan

vermijden

mijden

uitdossen

versieren

decoreren

opsieren

sieren

tooien

verzuimen

spijbelen

opzien tegen

zich onttrekken aan

lijntrekken

ontduiken

zijn plicht ontlopen

zich drukken

ontvlieden

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

ausweichen

esquivar

rehuir

evitare

evitar

verhindern

vermeiden

evadir

evitar

entgehen

entweichen

meiden

umgehen

aus dem Wege gehen

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʃɜːk/

Etymologie (Engels)

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”).