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skive

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Source Word

skive

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈskaɪv/

Britain informal

Japanese Meaning

仕事や授業をサボる行為、怠ける行動 / （英国の俗語で）極めて簡単な状況で、怠けても罰せられない状態

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The night-watch position at the empty warehouse was a total skive; he could read and nap without anyone checking.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その空の倉庫での夜間見張りの仕事はまさにぬるま湯で、誰もチェックに来ないので彼は本を読んだり昼寝をしたりしていた。

Sense（1）

(Britain, informal) Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty.

Mr Smith's history classes are a total skive.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

(Britain, informal) An act of avoiding lessons or work.

I got the bus to school, and the driver gave me the eye, thinking I was on the skive, and I started to explain that there was something up with my head, but then I couldn't be bothered.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

skives

（ plural ）

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