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skive

/skaɪv/

skiveсуществительное

skives

множ.

/skaɪv/

Переводы

кусок

He cut a skive of cheese for the sandwich.

Он отрезал кусок сыра для сэндвича.

пластина

The engineer examined the skive of metal for defects.

Инженер осмотрел пластину металла на наличие дефектов.

Дополнительные переводы

шайба

диск

Определения

A thin strip or slice pared from leather or another flexible material.

The craftsperson glued a skive of leather along the edge for reinforcement.

(British, informal) A brief period or instance of avoiding work, school, or duty; a shirk.

They treated themselves to a quick skive in the café before going back to the office.

Синонимы

skiveглагол

skived

Прошедшее простое время

skived

Причастие прошедшего времени

skiving

Герундий

/skaɪv/

Определения

To cut, shave, or slice material, especially leather, into thin layers.

The cobbler carefully skived the leather sole to make it more flexible.

(British, informal) To avoid work, school, or duty, often by staying away; shirk.

They decided to skive off maths class and go to the park instead.

Синонимы

avoid work

take French leave

goldbrick

malinger

loaf

dodge (work)

slack off

cut class

play hooky

shirk