truant (redirected from truants)

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

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

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

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.stokkiesdraaierتِلْميذ مُتَغَيِّبизбягалzáškolákpjækkerder/die Schwänzer(in)κοπανατζήςnovilleropopitegijaفراری از مدرسهpinnarienfant qui fait l'école buissonnièreתַלמִיד מִשתַמֵטगैरहाजिर रहने वालाučenik koji izostaje s nastaveiskolakerülőpembolosskrópari(scolaro che marina la scuola)無断欠席者무단 결석자pabėgėlis, pravaikštininkas(skolas) kavētājs; bastotājskaki pontengspijbelaarskulker; skofterwagarowiczgazeteirochiu­lan­giuпрогульщикzáškolák, ulievakšpricarbegunac sa časovaskolkareเด็กหนีเรียนokul kaçağı逃學者учень, що прогулює уроки; прогульникبھگوڑاngười trốn học逃学者

n ˈtruancy

Truancy is a great problem in some schools.stokkies draaiتَغَيُّب عن المَدْرَسَهбягане от училищеchození za školupjækkeridie Schwänzereiσκασιαρχείο, κοπάναnovillos, ausencia no justificada de un escolarpopitegemineمدرسه گریزیkoulupinnausabsence non autorisée (d'un écolier)בְּרִיחָה מִבֵּית הַסֵפֶרअकारण गैरहाजिर रहनाizostajanje s nastave, markiranjeiskolakerülés, lógáspembolosanskróp(il marinare la scuola)無断欠席무단 결석pamokų praleidinėjimas, neatėjimas (į pamokas, tarnybą), pravaikšta(skolas) kavējums, bēguļošanaperbuatan ponteng sekolahhet spijbelenskulk(ing)wagarowaniegazetaabsenţă nemotivatăпрогулzáškoláctvošpricanjebežanje sa časovaskolkการหนีโรงเรียนokuldan kaçma曠課，逃學нехтування школою; прогулبھگوڑاپنsự 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 draaiيَتَغَيَّب عن المَدْرَسَه بِغَيْر إذْنбягам от училищеchodit za školupjækkeschwänzenκάνω κοπάναhacer novillospoppi tegemaاز مدرسه فرار کردنpinnata koulustafaire l'école buissonnièreלִברוֹחַ מִבֵּית הַסֵפֶרनागा करनाizostajati s nastave, markiratiiskolát kerül, lógmembolosskrópamarinare la scuolaずる休みする학교를 무단 결석하다neiti į pamokas, praleidinėti pamokaskavēt skolupontengspijbelenskulke; skoftewagarowaćfazer gazetaa chiuli (de la şcoală)прогуливать занятияchodiť poza školu, ulievať sašpricatibežati iz školeskolkaหนีเรียนokuldan kaçmak逃學прогулювати школуکام چھوڑ کر بھاگناtrốn học逃学