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I . shirk [ʃɜ:k] pej VB trans

shirk

izogibati se [perf izogniti se]

shirk

izmikati se [perf izmakniti se]

to shirk one's responsibilities

izogibati se odgovornostim

II . shirk [ʃɜ:k] pej VB intr to shirk from sth

shirk

izmikati se čemu

Usage examples with shirk

to shirk one's responsibilities

izogibati se odgovornostim

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English

He used the concepts of working and shirking to explain the actions of the subordinate. en.wikipedia.org

They never question orders, shirk duty or surrender. en.wikipedia.org

These higher wages perpetuate unemployment while the threat of unemployment reduces shirking. en.wikipedia.org

He does not appear to have shirked his duties, and letters from him regarding the operation of the coal mines are still extant. en.wikipedia.org

Courts can not shirk from responsibility when it looks like a political battle. en.wikipedia.org

Whoever shirks his work or feigns physical deficiency or disease with the aim of being idle. 2. en.wikipedia.org

He did not shirk to speak the truth. en.wikipedia.org

This occurs because employers know that when wages decrease, workers will shirk and expend less effort. en.wikipedia.org

Landlords opt for sharecropping to avoid the administrative costs and shirking that occurs on plantations and haciendas. en.wikipedia.org

This was a duty that his father would not allow him to shirk. en.wikipedia.org

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