WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| skive⇒ vi | informal, UK (schoolchild: play truant) | faltar a clase loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial) | hacer novillos, hacer pellas loc verb |
| | (AR, UY: coloquial) | hacerse la rata, hacerse la rabona loc verb |
| | (CO: coloquial) | capar clase loc verb |
| | Magda is in trouble with her teachers for skiving again. |
| | Magda está en problemas con sus maestros por faltar a clase de nuevo. |
| skive vi | informal, UK (employee: avoid work) | faltar al trabajo loc verb |
| | | no ir a trabajar loc verb |
| | Unfortunately our software engineer decided to skive rather than attend the meeting. |
| | Por desgracia, el ingeniero de software decidió faltar al trabajo en vez de asistir a la reunión. |
| skive [sth]⇒ vtr | informal, UK (schoolchild: play truant) | faltar a vi + prep |
| | | no ir a, no asistir a loc verb + prep |
| | The two girls skived lessons and went to the mall. |
| skive [sth] vtr | informal, UK (employee: avoid work) | faltar a vi + prep |
| | | no ir a, no asistir a loc verb + prep |
| | The boss warned his employees not to skive the meeting. |
| Additional Translations |
| skive [sth] vtr | rare (cut slices off) | rasurar⇒ vtr |
| | | afeitar⇒ vtr |
| | (capas finas) | cortar⇒ vtr |
| | Veronica skived the meat and gave it to her children. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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| skive off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, UK (play truant from: school) | faltar a clase loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial) | hacer novillos, hacer pellas loc verb |
| | (AR, UY: coloquial) | hacerse la rata, hacerse la rabona loc verb |
| | (CO: coloquial) | capar clase loc verb |
| | Alex would often skive off secondary school; that's why he failed his exams. |
| | Alex faltaba a clase a menudo en la escuela secundaria, por eso no aprobó sus exámenes. |