truancy

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tru·an·cy (tr

n-s

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n. pl. tru·an·cies

The act or condition of being absent without permission.

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Noun

truancy - failure to attend (especially school)

hooky

nonattendance - the failure to attend

truancy

noun absence, shirking, skiving (Brit. slang), malingering, absence without leave Schools need to reduce levels of truancy.

Translations

truancy [ˈtrʊənsɪ] N → ausencia f sin permiso

truancy [ˈtruːənsi] n → absentéisme scolaire)m >

truancy

n → (Schule)schwänzen nt, → unentschuldigtes Fehlen (in der Schule) (form), → (Schul)schwänzerei f (inf)

truancy [ˈtrʊənsɪ] n (Scol) → assenze fpl ingiustificate

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