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View usage for: (truːənt) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense truants, present participle truanting, past tense, past participle truanted1. countable nounA truant is a pupil who stays away from school without permission. Synonyms: absentee, skiver [British, slang], shirker, dodger More Synonyms of truant 2. verbIf a pupil truants, he or she stays away from school without permission. In his fourth year he was truanting regularly. [VERB] Synonyms: absent yourself, play truant, skive [British, slang], bunk off [slang] More Synonyms of truant truanting uncountable noun Truanting is a small but growing problem in primary schools. More Synonyms of truant truant in British English (ˈtruːənt) noun1. a person who is absent without leave, esp from school adjective2. being or relating to a truant verb3. (intransitive) to play truant Derived forms truancy (ˈtruancy) or truanting (ˈtruanting) noun Word origin C13: from Old French: vagabond, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh truan miserable, Old Irish trōg wretched truant in American English (ˈtruənt) noun1. Obsolete a lazy, idle person 2. a pupil who stays away from school without permission 3. a person who neglects his or her work or duties adjective4. that is a truant; that plays truant 6. characteristic of a truant; errant; straying Word origin ME < OFr, beggar, vagabond < Celt, as in Ir trōgán, dim. of truag, wretched Examples of 'truant' in a sentencetruant British English: truant NOUN A truant is a pupil who stays away from school without permission. The parents of persistent truants can be put in jail. - American English: truant
- Brazilian Portuguese: aluno que mata aulas
- Chinese: 逃学者
- European Spanish: estudiante que se ausenta de clase sin autorización
- French: élève absentéiste
- German: Schulschwänzer
- Italian: chi marina la scuola
- Japanese: 無断欠席者
- Korean: 무단결석생
- European Portuguese: aluno que falta às aulas
- Latin American Spanish: estudiante que se ausenta de clase sin autorización
Chinese translation of 'truant' n to play truant 逃学(學) (táoxué) - (c) (= pupil)
逃学(學)生 (táoxuéshēng) (个(個), gè)
Definition a pupil who stays away from school without permission She became a truant at the age of eighteen. Synonyms shirker dodger delinquent straggler malingerer Definition being or relating to a truant Truant students miss out on a lot of the curriculum. Synonyms skiving (British, slang) absent without leave A.W.O.L. He was truanting regularly at university. Synonyms bunk off (slang) desertrun away dodge wag (dialect) go missing malinger bob off (British, slang) Additional synonymsHe was a deserter from the army. Synonyms defector, runaway, fugitive, traitor, renegade, truant, escapee, absconder, apostateDefinition not included in something although it perhaps should have been One name was missing from the list. Synonyms absent, lacking, left out, not present, wanting in, not to be found in Definition to stay away from school without permission She was in trouble over playing truant. Synonyms stay away from school, be absent, truant, skive off (British, informal), bunk off (British, informal), not go to school Additional synonymsDefinition a person or animal that runs away a teenage runaway Synonyms fugitive, escaper, refugee, deserter, truant, escapee, absconder Definition to avoid doing (work or a duty); to be negligent He was sacked for shirking. Synonyms skive (British, slang), slack, idle, malinger, swing the lead, gold-brick (US, slang), bob off (British, slang), bludge (Australian, New Zealand, informal), scrimshank (British, slang) Synonyms slacker, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), dodger, shirk, quitter, skiver (British, slang), idler, malingerer, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), clock-watcher, gold brick (US, slang), scrimshanker (British, slang) Definition to avoid work or responsibility The company treated me as though I were skiving. Synonyms slack, idle, shirk, dodge, skulk, malinger, swing the lead, gold-brick (US, slang), bob off (British, slang), bludge (Australian, New Zealand, informal), scrimshank (British, slang) He was a skiver and a thief. Synonyms slacker, loafer, idler, do-nothing, piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang), dodger, shirker, bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal), gold brick (US, slang), scrimshanker (British, slang) |