verb🔗ShareÉviter, se dérober àTo avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from."He shirks his chores by pretending to be asleep whenever it's his turn to do the dishes. "Il évite ses corvées en faisant semblant de dormir quand c'est son tour de faire la vaisselle.actionattitudejobmoralworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉviter, se déroberTo evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.""John shirks his chores by pretending to be asleep whenever it's his turn to do the dishes." "John évite ses corvées en faisant semblant de dormir quand c'est à son tour de faire la vaisselle.actioncharacterworkmoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareescroque, extorqueTo procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation."The student shirks extra credit points from his classmates by subtly copying their answers during group assignments, knowing they are too nice to call him out. "L'étudiant escroque des points de crédit supplémentaires à ses camarades de classe en copiant subtilement leurs réponses lors des travaux de groupe, sachant qu'ils sont trop gentils pour le dénoncer.moralcharacterattitudeactionbusinessjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading