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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.) indolente* * *shift.less[ʃ'iftlis] adj desajeitado, inábil, inepto, incapaz. -
2 shiftless
adjective (inefficient, lazy, or without a set purpose: He's rather shiftless - he's had four jobs in six months.) indolente -
3 shiftless
preguiçoso, incapaz -
4 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.) mudar2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) transferir3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) tirar2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) mudança2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) turno3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) turno•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *shift1[ʃift] n 1 substituição, mudança, troca, alteração. 2 grupo, turma. 3 turno, horas de uma turma. 4 esquema, meio, truque, artifício, expediente. 5 troca de roupa. • vt+vi 1 mudar, alterar, cambiar, deslocar, variar. the scene now is shifted to Paris / o cenário agora muda para Paris. he shifted his ground / ele mudou seu ponto de vista. 2 ser desonesto. 3 arranjar-se, defender-se, recorrer a expedientes. don’t shift the blame on me / não ponha a culpa em mim. 4 livrar-se de. 5 mudar de posição, de curso, de direção, Auto mudar de marcha. he shifted from one foot to the other / ele mudou de um pé para outro. 6 trocar a roupa. 7 usar de evasivas. can you make shift without her? você consegue arranjar-se sem ela? to shift off livrar-se de. to shift out Comp deslocar de saída, deslocar em esquema circular.————————shift2[ʃift] n Comp deslocamento. • vi deslocar. -
5 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.) mudar2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) transferir3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) remover2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) mudança2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) turno3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) turno•- 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
