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skive

 
/skaɪv/ verb [I, T] ( also skive off) UK

Translation

to not go to school or work when you should, or to leave school or work earlier than you should
kaytarmak, işten kaçmak; okulu/işi kırmak
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skiver noun [C] UK informal someone who skives
kaytarmacı, işten kaçan kimse
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(Definition of skive verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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