truant (redirected from playing truant)

tru·ant  (trnt)

n.

1. One who is absent without permission, especially from school.

2. One who shirks work or duty.

adj.

1. Absent without permission, especially from school.

2. Idle, lazy, or neglectful.

intr.v. tru·ant·ed, tru·ant·ing, tru·ants

To be truant.

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[Middle English, beggar, from Old French.]

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truant

Noun

1. a pupil who stays away from school without permission

2. play truant to stay away from school without permission

Adjective

being or relating to a truant: a truant schoolkid [Old French: vagabond]

truancy n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	truant - one who is absent from school without permission hooky player absentee - one that is absent or not in residence
	2.	truant - someone who shirks duty               nonattender, no-show offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Adj.	1.	truant - absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week" awol absent - not being in a specified place

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truant

noun 1. absentee, skiver Brit. (slang) shirker, dodger, runaway, delinquent, deserter, straggler, malingerer

adjective 2. absent, missing, skiving Brit. (slang) absent without leave, A.W.O.L.

verb 3. absent yourself, play truant, skive Brit. (slang) bunk off (slang) desert, run away, dodge, wag (dialect) go missing, shirk, malinger, bob off Brit. (slang)

Translations

truant [ˈtruənt] n to play truant (BRIT) → hacer novillos

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truant [ˈtruənt] n to play truant (Brit) → faire l'école buissonnière

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truant [ˈtruənt] (Brit) n to play truant → die Schule schwänzen

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truant [ˈtruənt] n to play truant (BRIT) → marinare la scuola

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truant

n truant [ˈtruənt]

someone who stays away from school etc without permission The truants were caught and sent back to school. stokkiesdraaier تِلْميذ مُتَغَيِّب избягал záškolák pjækker der/die Schwänzer(in) κοπανατζής novillero popitegija فراری از مدرسه pinnari enfant qui fait l'école buissonnière תַלמִיד מִשתַמֵט गैरहाजिर रहने वाला učenik koji izostaje s nastave iskolakerülő pembolos skrópari (scolaro che marina la scuola) 無断欠席者 무단 결석자 pabėgėlis, pravaikštininkas (skolas) kavētājs; bastotājs kaki ponteng spijbelaar skulker; skofter wagarowicz gazeteiro chiu­lan­giu прогульщик záškolák, ulievak špricar begunac sa časova skolkare เด็กหนีเรียน okul kaçağı 逃學者 учень, що прогулює уроки; прогульник بھگوڑا người trốn học 逃学者

n truancy

Truancy is a great problem in some schools. stokkies draai تَغَيُّب عن المَدْرَسَه бягане от училище chození za školu pjækkeri die Schwänzerei σκασιαρχείο, κοπάνα novillos, ausencia no justificada de un escolar popitegemine مدرسه گریزی koulupinnaus absence non autorisée (d'un écolier) בְּרִיחָה מִבֵּית הַסֵפֶר अकारण गैरहाजिर रहना izostajanje s nastave, markiranje iskolakerülés, lógás pembolosan skróp (marinare la scuola il) 無断欠席 무단 결석 pamokų praleidinėjimas, neatėjimas (į pamokas, tarnybą), pravaikšta (skolas) kavējums, bēguļošana perbuatan ponteng sekolah het spijbelen skulk(ing) wagarowanie gazeta absenţă nemotivată прогул záškoláctvo špricanje bežanje sa časova skolk การหนีโรงเรียน okuldan kaçma 曠課，逃學 нехтування школою; прогул بھگوڑاپن sự trốn học 旷课，逃学

play truant

to be a truant and stay away from school etc He was always playing truant (from school). stokkies draai يَتَغَيَّب عن المَدْرَسَه بِغَيْر إذْن бягам от училище chodit za školu pjække schwänzen κάνω κοπάνα hacer novillos poppi tegema از مدرسه فرار کردن pinnata koulusta faire l'école buissonnière לִברוֹחַ מִבֵּית הַסֵפֶר नागा करना izostajati s nastave, markirati iskolát kerül, lóg membolos skrópa marinare la scuola ずる休みする 학교를 무단 결석하다 neiti į pamokas, praleidinėti pamokas kavēt skolu ponteng spijbelen skulke; skofte wagarować fazer gazeta a chiuli (de la şcoală) прогуливать занятия chodiť poza školu, ulievať sa špricati bežati iz škole skolka หนีเรียน okuldan kaçmak 逃學 прогулювати школу کام چھوڑ کر بھاگنا trốn học 逃学