Translations for „skive off“ in the English » German Dictionary

skive off VB intr Brit inf

skive off

sich acc verdrücken [o. abseilen] inf

to skive off school

die Schule schwänzen sl

to skive off work

sich acc vor der Arbeit drücken

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to skive off work

sich acc vor der Arbeit drücken

to skive off school

die Schule schwänzen sl

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But bright sunshine and soaring temperatures are also thought to have added to the desire to skive off.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Pick a much less severe ailment, and hope that your boss deems it an acceptable excuse to skive off?

entertainment.ie

If they're really lucky they will get to skive off double maths so that they can come and hear the likes of me enthuse about the joys of reading...

www.telegraph.co.uk

Then again, maybe you're just like everyone else, desperately looking for an excuse to skive off work and twirl around on your desk chair.

www.joe.ie

They can not simply skive off whenever they feel like it.

www.echo.net.au

Wagers are already pouring in and the industry is set for a record-breaking betting bonanza as workers skive off to engulf themselves in all of the action.

www.dailystar.co.uk