 German |
 English |
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| schwänzen; blaumachen {vi} (unentschuldigt fehlen) | to skive [Br.]; to skive off [Br.]; to be on the skive [Br.]; to goof off [Am.] | |
| schwänzend; blaumachend | skiving; skiving off; being on the skive; goofing off | |
| geschwänzt; blaugemacht | skived; skived off; been on the skive; goofed off | |
| krankfeiern; krankmachen; blaumachen [ugs.] {vi} | to skip work; to skive off work [Br.] [coll.]; to take/pull/throw a sickie [Br.]; to play hookey/hooky from work [Am.] [dated] | |
| Er hat einfach blau gemacht. | He simply skipped work. | |
| Schwänzen {n}; Blaumachen {n} [ugs.] | skiving [Br.] [coll.] |