truant


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tru·ant

(tro͞o′ənt)
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.
[Middle English, beggar, from Old French; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]
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truant

(ˈtruːənt)
n
(Education) a person who is absent without leave, esp from school
adj
being or relating to a truant
vb
(Education) (intr) to play truant
[C13: from Old French: vagabond, probably of Celtic origin; compare Welsh truan miserable, Old Irish trōg wretched]
ˈtruancy, ˈtruanting n
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tru•ant

(ˈtru ənt)

n.
1. a student who stays away from school without permission.
2. a person who shirks or neglects his or her duty.
adj.
3. absent from school without permission.
4. neglectful of duty or responsibility; idle.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a truant.
v.i.
6. to be truant.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French: beggar < Celtic; compare Welsh truan wretched, wretch]
tru′ant•ly, adv.
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truant


Past participle: truanted
Gerund: truanting

Imperative
truant
truant
Present
I truant
you truant
he/she/it truants
we truant
you truant
they truant
Preterite
I truanted
you truanted
he/she/it truanted
we truanted
you truanted
they truanted
Present Continuous
I am truanting
you are truanting
he/she/it is truanting
we are truanting
you are truanting
they are truanting
Present Perfect
I have truanted
you have truanted
he/she/it has truanted
we have truanted
you have truanted
they have truanted
Past Continuous
I was truanting
you were truanting
he/she/it was truanting
we were truanting
you were truanting
they were truanting
Past Perfect
I had truanted
you had truanted
he/she/it had truanted
we had truanted
you had truanted
they had truanted
Future
I will truant
you will truant
he/she/it will truant
we will truant
you will truant
they will truant
Future Perfect
I will have truanted
you will have truanted
he/she/it will have truanted
we will have truanted
you will have truanted
they will have truanted
Future Continuous
I will be truanting
you will be truanting
he/she/it will be truanting
we will be truanting
you will be truanting
they will be truanting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been truanting
you have been truanting
he/she/it has been truanting
we have been truanting
you have been truanting
they have been truanting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been truanting
you will have been truanting
he/she/it will have been truanting
we will have been truanting
you will have been truanting
they will have been truanting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been truanting
you had been truanting
he/she/it had been truanting
we had been truanting
you had been truanting
they had been truanting
Conditional
I would truant
you would truant
he/she/it would truant
we would truant
you would truant
they would truant
Past Conditional
I would have truanted
you would have truanted
he/she/it would have truanted
we would have truanted
you would have truanted
they would have truanted
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truant

play hooky
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:truant - one who is absent from school without permission]truant - one who is absent from school without permission
absentee - one that is absent or not in residence
2. [画像:truant - someone who shirks duty]truant - someone who shirks duty
offender, wrongdoer - a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Adj. 1. [画像:truant - absent without permission]truant - absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"
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 She became a truant at the age of ten.
adjective
1. absent, missing, skiving (Brit. slang), absent without leave, A.W.O.L. Neither the parents nor the truant students showed up at court.
verb
1. absent yourself, play truant, skive (Brit. slang), bunk off (slang), desert, run away, dodge, wag (dialect), go missing, shirk, malinger, bob off (Brit. slang) In his fourth year he was truanting regularly.
play truant stay away from school, be absent, truant, skive off (Brit. informal), bunk off (Brit. informal), not go to school She was in trouble over playing truant.
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truant

verb
To fail to attend on purpose:
Informal: skip.
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Translations
تِلْميذ مُتَغَيِّب
záškolák
pjækker
iskolakerülõ
skrópari
neiti į pamokaspamokų praleidinėjimaspraleidinėti pamokas
bastotājskavētājs
záškolák
špricarzmuzne
okul kaçağı

truant

[ˈtrʊənt]
A. N (Scol) → ausente mf
to play truant (Scol) → hacer novillos, hacer la rabona (fig) → ausentarse
B. VI (Scol) → hacer novillos, hacer la rabona (fig) → ausentarse (from de)
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truant

[ˈtruːənt]
n (= pupil) → élève mf absentéiste
to play truant → manquer les cours
vi → manquer les cours
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truant

n → (Schul)schwänzer(in) m(f); to play truant (from something) → (bei etw) unentschuldigt fehlen, (etw) schwänzen (inf)
vi → schwänzen (inf)
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truant

[ˈtrʊənt] n (Scol) to play truant → marinare la scuola
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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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When the Hours flew brightly by And not a cloud obscured the sky, My soul, lest it should truant be, Thy grace did guide to thine and thee; Now, when storms of Fate o'ercast Darkly my Present and my Past, Let my Future radiant shine With sweet hopes of thee and thine!
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Truant! truant!" he added, when he had paused an instant.
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We stood there, grouped about the body of the dead Grabritin, looking futilely down the river to where it made an abrupt curve to the west, a quarter of a mile below us, and was lost to sight, as though we expected to see the truant returning to us with our precious launch--the thing that meant life or death to us in this unfriendly, savage world.
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Now this was George's place when he dined at home; and his cover, as we said, was laid for him in expectation of that truant's return.
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Brooke was obliged to make very unsatisfactory reports, for Laurie was always playing truant and running over to the Marches'.
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No passing boat brought the truant back, though more than one pair of eyes looked out for the bright hair under the round hat; and sunset came, bringing no Rose but the lovely colour in the western sky.
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Within forty minutes her head was covered with tiny, close-lying curls that made her look wonderfully like a truant schoolboy.
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Fyne unflinching and ready for any responsibility, Fyne solemn and shrinking--the children in bed upstairs; and outside the dark fields, the shadowy contours of the land on the starry background of the universe, with the crude light of the open window like a beacon for the truant who would never come back now; a truant no longer but a downright fugitive.
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No man knows whether this part or that is most so, but every man may do some honest work in his own corner." And then the good man went on to talk wisely to Tom of the sort of work which he might take up as an undergraduate, and warned him of the prevalent university sins, and explained to him the many and great differences between university and school life, till the twilight changed into darkness, and they heard the truant servants stealing in by the back entrance.
The master chuckled grimly at this burglarious entry, and insisted on leaving the hall-door and two of the front windows open, to frighten the truants on their return; and then the two set about foraging for tea, in which operation the master was much at fault, having the faintest possible idea of where to find anything, and being, moreover, wondrously short-sighted; but Tom, by a sort of instinct, knew the right cupboards in the kitchen and pantry, and soon managed to place on the snuggery table better materials for a meal than had appeared there probably during the reign of his tutor, who was then and there initiated, amongst other things, into the excellence of that mysterious condiment, a dripping-cake.
The law was against them, too--little Vilimas, who was really eleven, but did not look to be eight, was stopped on the streets by a severe old lady in spectacles, who told him that he was too young to be working and that if he did not stop selling papers she would send a truant officer after him.
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The 2002 Mori Youth Justice survey showed those who play truant are more likely to offend than those that do not, with two-thirds (65%) of truants having offended compared to less than a third (30%) of those who have not played truant.
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