English-German translation for "shirk"

"shirk" German translation

shirk
[ʃəː(r)k]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • ausweichen (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    shirk looket cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
    shirk looket cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc
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  • also | aucha. shirk off American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
    (etwas) abschieben (on aufaccusative (case) | Akkusativ akk)
    also | aucha. shirk off American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS
shirk
[ʃəː(r)k]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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  • sich drücken (from vordative (case) | Dativ dat)
    shirk
    shirk
shirk
[ʃəː(r)k]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Drückeberger(in)
    shirk
    shirk
Es ist sehr enttäuschend und unverständlich, dass die PPE sich vor dieser Verantwortung drückt.
It is very disappointing and incomprehensible to see the PPE shirking this responsibility.
Source: Europarl
Steuern zu zahlen, ist eine Pflicht, der sich kein Bürger entziehen können darf.
Paying tax is a duty that no citizen should be able to shirk.
Source: Europarl
Sie entziehen sich damit den Verpflichtungen.
This allows the Member States and the EU to shirk their responsibilities.
Source: Europarl
Wir sind zwar willens, drücken uns aber eigentlich vor unserer wirklichen Verantwortung.
We do want this, but are actually shirking our real responsibility.
Source: Europarl
Der Rat entzieht sich zum wiederholten Male seiner Verantwortung.
Once again, the Council is shirking its responsibility.
Source: Europarl
Da würden wir uns aus unserer politischen Verantwortung zu leicht wegschleichen.
That would be an easy way of shirking our political responsibility.
Source: Europarl
Wir sollten uns nicht vor unserer Verantwortung drücken und praktische Maßnahmen unterstützen.
We should not shirk our responsibilities, and we should lend our support to practical measures.
Source: Europarl
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