Translations for „work-shy“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

ˈwork-shy ADJ Brit pej

work-shy

(pre)len

work-shy

nedelaven

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English

This industrial action tended to refute claims that trades unions were work-shy and was therefore embarrassing to the government.

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He has recently been accused of being work-shy over the small number of royal duties he carried out last year and at the start of this year.

www.mirror.co.uk

Being a work-shy politician his immediate answer is to start delegating, and so much of the game involves recreating new people to your entourage.

metro.co.uk

These are not work-shy layabouts or trustafarians, either.

www.independent.co.uk

Shiftless, work-shy, non-workers must get jealous, and predators who rise late must feel our ire.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

How did a nation of work-shy yokels with a troubling past come to hold the world's future in its hands?

www.telegraph.co.uk

The people who are breeding en masse are the sub-culture, benefits cheats, criminals and work-shy.

www.dailysquib.co.uk

He can not read and is work-shy.

en.wikipedia.org

It's fun, but the male cops are all lazy, work-shy and trying to impress, mostly unsuccessfully.

theconversation.com

Prospective reformers' biggest headache is that this addiction to the welfare state extends well beyond the work-shy and benefits scroungers of tabloid lore.

www.telegraph.co.uk