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goldbrick

/ˈɡəʊldbɹɪk/

/ˈɡoʊldbɹɪk/

goldbricksubstantiv

goldbricks

Pl.

/ˈɡəʊldbɹɪk/

/ˈɡoʊldbɹɪk/

Übersetzungen

лодырь

He was known as a goldbrick at work, always avoiding tasks.

Он был известен как лодырь на работе, всегда избегая задач.

халтура

The project turned out to be a goldbrick, lacking quality and effort.

Проект оказался халтурой, не хватало качества и усилий.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

золотой слиток

Definitionen

A person who avoids work or responsibilities; a shirker.

The manager was frustrated with the goldbrick who always found excuses to avoid tasks.

Something that appears valuable but is actually worthless.

The investment turned out to be a goldbrick, promising high returns but delivering none.

A task or position that requires little effort while providing pay or other benefit; a cushy job.

Landing that post in records was a real goldbrick—he could spend most of the day reading.

Synonyme

goldbrickverb

goldbricked

Präteritum

goldbricked

Partizip Perfekt

goldbricking

Gerundium

/ˈɡəʊld.brɪk/

/ˈɡoʊld.brɪk/

Übersetzungen

увиливать

He tried to goldbrick his way out of doing the project.

Он пытался увиливать от выполнения проекта.

Definitionen

To avoid work or responsibility by pretending to be ill or otherwise incapacitated.

He tried to goldbrick his way out of the project by claiming he had a sudden headache.

To swindle or deceive someone, especially by presenting something worthless as valuable.

The con artist attempted to goldbrick the tourists by selling them fake jewelry.

Synonyme

slack off

goldbrickadjektiv

more goldbrick

Komp.

most goldbrick

Super.

Used attributively to describe someone or something that shirks work or is deceptive.

Definitionen

Relating to or characteristic of shirking work; idle or deceptive.

The foreman cracked down on the goldbrick workers who took extended breaks.

Synonyme