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1 shiftless
adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) nesposoben* * *[šíftlis]adjective ( shiftlessly adverb)nemočen, ki si ne zna pomagati, neiznajdljiv, nespreten; nesposoben, len -
2 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) premikati2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) preložiti3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) odstraniti2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) sprememba2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) izmena3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) izmena•- shiftlessness
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- shiftiness* * *I [šift]nounpremik, premestitev; sprememba (mesta, položaja); zamenjava; menjanje perila; history ženska srajca; izmena, posad, šiht, delovni čas ene izmene, dnevni delovni čas; sredstvo, pomoč v sili, pomagalo, pripomoček; domislica, prevara, zvijača, trik, pretveza, izgovorshift of crop agronomy kolobarjenjeto be driven (to be brought) to one's last shift figuratively nobenega drugega sredstva (izhoda) ne več imetihe is full of shifts and devices figuratively on si zna na vse načine pomagatito make shift — znati si pomagati, znajti seII [šift]transitive verbpremakniti, premikati, premestiti, spremeniti položaj, prestaviti, prevreči, preložiti (odgovornost from... to — od... na); obrniti ( one's attention — svojo pozornost); menjati (mesto, položaj), odstraniti (koga), osvoboditi se, znebiti se (koga); preobleči; slang pobiti, umoriti; intransitive verb menjati mesto (položaj), premestiti se, premikati se sem in tja; preseliti se; menjati se; obrniti se; preobleči se; znati si pomagati, zateči se k pomagalom; linguistics premakniti se (o glasu)I must shift as I can — moram si pomagati, kot vem in znam, moram se znajtito shift one's ground figuratively spremeniti (svoje) stališče, menjati svoje argumente v dokazovanjuto shift one's lodging — menjati stanovanje, preseliti seto shift for oneself (for a living) — sam skrbeti zase, sam si pomagati, se prebijati v stiski, sam se znajti
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Shiftless — Shift less, a. Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one s own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shiftless — index idle, improvident, indolent, irresponsible, remiss, truant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shiftless — (adj.) wanting in resources, 1580s, from SHIFT (Cf. shift) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Shiftlessly; shiftlessness … Etymology dictionary
shiftless — [adj] lazy apathetic, dallying, directionless, good for nothing, idle, inattentive, incompetent, indolent, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, lethargic, lifeless, loafing, procrastinating, slack, slothful, unambitious, unenergetic, unindustrious,… … New thesaurus
shiftless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lazy, indolent, and lacking ambition. DERIVATIVES shiftlessness noun … English terms dictionary
shiftless — [shift′lis] adj. 1. lacking the will or ability to do or accomplish; incapable, inefficient, lazy, etc. 2. showing such lack shiftlessly adv. shiftlessness n … English World dictionary
shiftless — [[t]ʃɪ̱ftləs[/t]] ADJ (disapproval) If you describe someone as shiftless, you mean that they are lazy and have no desire to achieve anything. ...a shiftless husband … English dictionary
shiftless — adjective Etymology: shift (resourcefulness) Date: 1584 1. lacking in resourcefulness ; inefficient 2. lacking in ambition or incentive ; lazy < shiftless freeloaders > • shiftlessly adverb • shiftlessness … New Collegiate Dictionary
shiftless — adjective lazy and seeming to have no interest in working hard or trying to succeed: my shiftless nephew, who was never any good shiftlessly adverb shiftlessness noun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shiftless — adjective he thought the whole family shiftless and dishonest Syn: lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, lethargic, lackadaisical; spiritless, apathetic, feckless, good for nothing, worthless; unambitious, unenterprising … Thesaurus of popular words
shiftless — shiftlessly, adv. shiftlessness, n. /shift lis/, adj. 1. lacking in resourcefulness; inefficient; lazy. 2. lacking in incentive, ambition, or aspiration. [1555 65; SHIFT + LESS] Syn. 1. slothful, careless, indolent. * * * … Universalium