skive off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skive off in the English»Serbian Dictionary

skive off VB intr Brit inf

skive off

zbrisati perf

to skive off school

pobeći iz škole

to skive off work

zbrisati sa posla

Translations for skive off in the English»Serbian Dictionary

skive [skaɪv] VB intr Brit inf

skive

eskivirati perf i imperf školu, posao

I.off [ɒf] PREP

1. off (indicating removal):

keep your dog off my property!

drži svog psa dalje od mog imanja!

that cherry stain won't come off the shirt

ta mrlja od višnje ne može da se skine sa košulje

he cut a piece off the cheese

isekao je parče sira

to be off the air RADIO, TV

ne biti u etru

to be off the air RADIO, TV

ne emitovati

2. off after vb:

off (moving down)

kretati se na dole

off (towards sb)

prema nekome

they jumped off the cliff

skočili su sa litice

the coat slipped off his arms

kaput mu je iskliznuo iz ruku

3. off after vb (moving away):

let's get off the bus at the next stop

hajde da izađemo iz autobusa na sledećoj stanici

4. off (away from):

they live just off the main street

oni žive odmah pored glavne ulice

he managed to stay off alcohol

uspeo je da se drži dalje od alkohola

off the point

nerelevantno

off the record

nezvanično

off the subject

nevezano za temu

a long way off doing sth

daleko od obavljanja nečega

far off

daleko

5. off (at sea):

off

od

two miles off Portsmouth

dva kilometra od Portsmuta

6. off (absent from):

he's been off work for over six months

on nije na poslu više od šest meseci

7. off inf (stop liking):

to be off one's food

zasititi se neke hrane

to go off sb/sth

ne mariti više za nekoga/nešto

8. off (not taking):

to be off sth

ne uzimati nešto

9. off (subsisting):

they live off a small inheritance

oni žive od malog nasledstva

10. off (from source):

the girl bought the boy's old bike off him

devojčica je otkupila od dečaka njegov stari bicikl

to get sth off sb inf

dobiti nešto od nekoga

11. off after n (minus):

I'll take $10 off the price of the jeans for you

daću Vam popust od 10 dolara za te farmerke

Phrases:

off the top of one's head

bez mnogo razmišljanja

off the top of one's head

iz glave

off the wall

koji nema veze s mozgom

off the wall

apsurdan

II.off [ɒf] ADV

1. off (not on):

to switch/turn sth off

isključiti nešto

2. off (away):

someone's run off with my money

neko mi je ukrao novac

I didn't get off to a very good start this morning

jutros nisam dobro počeo

I'm off now — see you tomorrow

odlazim - vidimo se sutra

she's off to Canada next week

ona ide za Kanadu sledeće nedelje

to see sb off

ispratiti nekoga (na put)

3. off (removed):

I'll take my jacket off

skinuću sako

one of my buttons has come off

otpalo mi je jedno dugme

4. off (completely):

between us we managed to finish off four bottles of wine inf

uspeli smo da dokrajčimo četiri boce vina

to burn off ⇄ sth

spaliti nešto

to kill off ⇄ sth

uništiti nešto

to pay off ⇄ sth

otplatiti nešto

5. off (in bad shape):

to go off

pokvariti se

to go off food

ukvariti se

6. off (distant in time):

your birthday is only one week off

tvoj rođendan je za samo nedelju dana

to be far off

biti daleko

7. off (stopped):

to call sth off

opozvati nešto

to call sth off

obustaviti nešto

8. off (discounted):

there's 40% off this week on all winter coats

ove nedelje je popust na zimske kapute od 40%

to get money off

dobiti sa popustom

9. off (separated):

to shut off streets

zatvoriti ulice

to fence sth off

ograditi nešto

10. off (expressing riddance):

we went out to walk off some of our dinner

otišli smo u šetnju da bi nam se večera malo slegla

to laugh sth off

okrenuti nešto na šalu

III.off [ɒf] ADJ

1. off:

off (not working)

pokvaren

off (switched off)

isključen

off tap

zatvoren

off heating

isključen

2. off pred food (bad):

off

pokvaren

off milk

ukisao

3. off (not at work):

to be off

biti slobodan

to have/take some time off

imati/uzeti odmor

4. off pred inf (in bad shape):

off

loš

I'm having an off day today

danas mi je loš dan

5. off (provided for):

sb is badly/well off

neko je loše/dobro situiran

6. off pred food (no longer on the menu):

off

skinut sa jelovnika

7. off pred esp Brit inf (rude):

off behaviour

grub

off behaviour

nekulturan

IV.off [ɒf] N no pl

to be ready for the off

biti spreman za početak [or start]

V.off [ɒf] VB trans Am sl

to off sb

ubiti nekoga

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

www.echo.net.au

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

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

entertainment.ie

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

www.dailymail.co.uk