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сачкова́ть — meaning in English

sachkovat

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English meaning

  • shirk verb To avoid a duty or responsibility.
  • skive verb To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
  • slack adj Loose; not pulled tight.

Senses

сачкова́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • goof off (US, Australia, slang, intransitive) To dawdle, lollygag; to waste time aimlessly or engage in idle activity or inactivity.
  • skive (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.
  • slack (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.

shirk — full definition

  1. verb To avoid a duty or responsibility.
  2. noun Someone who avoids their duties.

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