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phraseIf a student plays truant, he or she stays away from school without permission. [British] She was getting into trouble over playing truant from school. Synonyms: stay away from school, be absent, truant, skive off [British, informal] More Synonyms of play truant See full dictionary entry for truantExamples of 'play truant' in a sentenceplay truant The word rabona means to play truant from school, apparently.She began to play truant and acted up at home.They do not play truant and will not end up in prison.They lunch, drive in the country and play truant at the afternoon matinee.I used to play truant and sneak off to the library to read philosophy.I used to play truant.They play truant from school and stand in groups on pavements, hoping to be treated as the adults they are not.He or she can borrow a book from the 'liblab' or, if less conscientious, 'sag' (play truant from) school.Youngsters who play truant don't learn. Synonyms of 'play truant'stay away from school, be absent, truant, skive off More Synonyms of play truant In other languagesplay truant British English: play truant / pleɪ ˈtrʊənt/ VERB If children play truant, they stay away from school without permission. She was getting into trouble over playing truant from school. - American English: play hooky
- Arabic: يِتَغَيَّب
- Brazilian Portuguese: matar aula
- Chinese: 逃学
- Croatian: ne ići u školu, markirati
- Czech: jít za školu
- Danish: pjække
- Dutch: spijbelen
- European Spanish: hacer novillos
- Finnish: lintsata
- French: faire l’école buissonnière
- German: schwänzen
- Greek: κάνω σκασιαρχείο
- Italian: marinare la scuola
- Japanese: サボる
- Korean: 무단결석하다
- Norwegian: skulke
- Polish: wagarować
- European Portuguese: faltar às aulas
- Romanian: a chiuli
- Russian: прогуливать
- Latin American Spanish: dejar de asistir
- Swedish: skolka
- Thai: หนีโรงเรียน
- Turkish: okuldan kaçmak
- Ukrainian: прогулювати
- Vietnamese: trốn học
Definition to stay away from school without permission She was in trouble over playing truant. Synonyms stay away from school be absent skive off (British, informal) bunk off (British, informal) not go to school See truantAdditional synonymsHe was truanting regularly at university. Synonyms absent yourself, play truant, skive (British, slang), bunk off (slang), desert, run away, dodge, wag (dialect), go missing, shirk, malinger, bob off (British, slang) Nearby words ofplay truant - play someone false
- play something down
- play something up
- play truant
- play up
- play up to someone
- play with someone
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