skirts
Pronunciación: [skɜrts]
Palabra
Contexto: «clothing»
(noun) a skirt is a piece of clothing that you wear around your waist, and it hangs down from there. Skirts can be long or short and are often worn by girls and women.
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She wore a beautiful blue skirt to the party.
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He doesn’t like wearing skirts because he finds them uncomfortable.
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What kind of skirt do you want to wear today?
Contexto: «movement»
(verb) to skirt means to go around the edge of something or to avoid touching it directly. Like when you carefully walk around a puddle instead of stepping in it.
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They decided to skirt around the problem instead of facing it directly.
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He didn't skirt the issues in his speech; he addressed them head-on.
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Are we going to skirt the main topic in our discussion?
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