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1 shiftless
adj. oduglig, hjälplös, opraktisk; lat* * *adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) opraktisk, oduglig, lat -
2 shift
n. skift; rörelse, förflyttning; förändring, ombyte; omsvängning, byte, skifte; växling; knep, fint--------v. skifta, byta, flytta; växla; ändra* * *[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.) flytta [], skifta, ändra sig, slå om, växla2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) skjuta (vältra) över3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) ta (få) bort2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) förändring, förskjutning2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) skift3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) skift•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness
См. также в других словарях:
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
