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tru·an·cy

(tro͞o′ən-sē)
n. pl. tru·an·cies
1. The absence of a child from school without permission.
2. The neglect of work or duty
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tru•an•cy

(ˈtru ən si)

n., pl. -cies.
1. the act or state of being truant.
2. an instance of being truant.
[1775–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:truancy - failure to attend (especially school)]truancy - failure to attend (especially school)
nonattendance - the failure to attend
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truancy

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

noun
An unexcused absence:
Informal: hooky.
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Translations
تَغَيُّب عن المَدْرَسَه
chození za školu
pjækkeri
iskolakerüléslógás
skróp
záškoláctvo
okuldan kaçma

truancy

[ˈtrʊənsɪ] N → ausencia f sin permiso
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truancy

[ˈtruːənsi] n → absentéisme m (scolaire)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

truancy

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

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

(ˈtruənt) noun
someone who stays away from school etc without permission. The truants were caught and sent back to school. stokkiesdraaier تِلْميذ مُتَغَيِّب избягал gazeteiro / malandro záškolák der/die Schwänzer(in) pjækker 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 결석하는 학생 pabėgėlis, pravaikštininkas (skolas) kavētājs; bastotājs kaki ponteng spijbelaar skulker; skofter wagarowicz د مدرسی نه فرار یا تښتیدل 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
ˈtruancy noun
Truancy is a great problem in some schools. stokkies draai تَغَيُّب عن المَدْرَسَه бягане от училище malandragem / vagabundagem / vadiagem chození za školu die Schwänzerei pjækkeri 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 (il marinare la scuola) 無断欠席 무단결석 pamokų praleidinėjimas, neatėjimas (į pamokas, tarnybą), pravaikšta (skolas) kavējums, bēguļošana perbuatan ponteng sekolah het spijbelen skulk wagarowanie د مدرسی نه تښتیدل 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 gazetear / vadiar chodit za školu schwänzen pjække κάνω κοπάνα hacer novillos poppi tegema از مدرسه فرار کردن pinnata 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 له مدرسی نه فرار کول 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
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